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Molecular Biotechnology

Springer · United States · Est. 1911

ISSN1559-0305

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.731

H-Indexi

109

SNIPi

0.569

Total Worksi

3,896

Total Citationsi

82,819

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Molecular Biotechnology is a scholarly journal, publishing original research that applies molecular biology to both basic and applied research in biotechnology. Covers a wide array of topics, including gene cloning systems, next-generation sequencing, nanobiotechnology, and more. Publishes review articles on subjects in these areas.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1911

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,896

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1559-0305

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2.2k

2019

794

2020

143

2.5k

2021

204

2.5k

2022

360

3.7k

2023

330

1.8k

2024

192

423

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyBiotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryBiotechnologyBioengineeringApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryTransgenic Plants and ApplicationsViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsMolecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchVirus-based gene therapy researchMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMicroRNA in disease regulation

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Biotechnology

Is Molecular Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular Biotechnology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Molecular Biotechnology?

Molecular Biotechnology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.10.

Is Molecular Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Biotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.