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Engineering in Life Sciences

Wiley-VCH Verlag · Germany · Est. 2001

ISSN1618-2863

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.705

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.776

Total Works

2,508

Total Citations

50,172

2yr Mean Citedness

1.28

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the application of engineering principles to biological systems, including bioprocess development, biomaterials, tissue engineering, and biosensing. Articles focus on optimizing biological production, creating novel bio-based materials and devices, and advancing biotechnological applications through engineering approaches.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 71 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,508

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~17 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-VCH Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1618-2863

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

BioengineeringQ2

BiotechnologyQ2

Environmental EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyBioengineeringEnvironmental Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAlgal biology and biofuel productionGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchProtein purification and stabilityBiomedical and Engineering EducationEducational Robotics and Engineering