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Photochemistry and Photobiology

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1914

ISSN1751-1097

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.658

H-Indexi

208

SNIPi

0.897

Total Worksi

14,992

Total Citationsi

457,020

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biophysics; Radiation; Medicine (miscellaneous); Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Biochemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1914

FrequencySix No. A Year, July/Aug. 2004-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,992

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1751-1097

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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

137

2.8k

2019

171

3.7k

2020

220

3.5k

2021

190

1.8k

2022

131

738

2023

161

715

2024

151

218

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.

RadiationQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ2

BiochemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyBiophysics

Scopus Categories

RadiationBiochemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photodynamic Therapy Research StudiesPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchSkin Protection and AgingPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryLight effects on plantsbioluminescence and chemiluminescence researchNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Frequently asked questions about Photochemistry and Photobiology

Is Photochemistry and Photobiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Photochemistry and Photobiology: 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 Photochemistry and Photobiology?

Photochemistry and Photobiology 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 1.99.

Is Photochemistry and Photobiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Photochemistry and Photobiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Photochemistry and Photobiology?