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Matrix Biology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1994

ISSN1569-1802

SJR Q1✓ 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.

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.838

H-Indexi

174

SNIPi

1.006

Total Worksi

3,219

Total Citationsi

145,773

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cell Biology; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyTen No. A Year, 2018-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,219

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1569-1802

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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

3.5k

2019

2.7k

2020

2021

1.9k

2022

1.2k

2023

951

2024

284

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.

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Scopus Categories

Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cell Adhesion Molecules ResearchProteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans researchProtease and Inhibitor MechanismsConnective tissue disorders researchOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsCellular Mechanics and InteractionsCollagen: Extraction and CharacterizationBone and Dental Protein StudiesGlycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchTendon Structure and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Matrix Biology

Is Matrix Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Matrix Biology: 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 Matrix Biology?

Matrix Biology 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 5.11.

Is Matrix Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Matrix Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Matrix Biology?