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Biotechnology Letters

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1951

ISSN1573-6776

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 ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.594

H-Indexi

150

SNIPi

0.625

Total Worksi

11,361

Total Citationsi

290,719

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Biotechnology Letters is a transformative journal concentrating on the applications of biological reactions influenced by microbial, plant, or animal cells and biocatalysts. A leading primary journal dedicated to the comprehensive field of biotechnology. Covers genetics and cell biochemistry, process and reactor design, pre- and post-treatment procedures, and manufacturing operations. Explores applications of biological reactions affected by microbial, plant, or animal cells and biocatalysts derived from them.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1951

FrequencyBiweekly, <Jan. 2000->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,361

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 Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-6776

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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

148

2.8k

2019

262

5.2k

2020

158

2.2k

2021

126

1.3k

2022

115

832

2023

438

2024

130

241

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

BiotechnologyQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

BioengineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyBioengineeringApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsPlant tissue culture and regenerationAlgal biology and biofuel productionFungal and yeast genetics researchBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Frequently asked questions about Biotechnology Letters

Is Biotechnology Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biotechnology Letters: 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 Biotechnology Letters?

Biotechnology Letters 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 1.81.

Is Biotechnology Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biotechnology Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.