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Journal of Biochemistry

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1922

ISSN1756-2651

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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 4.6. 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

0.807

H-Indexi

183

CiteScorei

4.6

SNIPi

0.593

Total Worksi

20,626

Total Citationsi

458,468

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Biochemistry publishes the results of original research in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, cell, and biotechnology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1922

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications20,626

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1756-2651

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

116

2.4k

2019

150

2.2k

2020

149

1.7k

2021

114

710

2022

122

815

2023

503

2024

128

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.

BiochemistryQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Amino Acid Enzymes and MetabolismGlycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchMetabolism and Genetic DisordersEnzyme Structure and FunctionRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsEnzyme Production and CharacterizationPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsCarbohydrate Chemistry and SynthesisDNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Biochemistry

Is Journal of Biochemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Biochemistry: 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 Journal of Biochemistry?

Journal of Biochemistry 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 4.6.

Is Journal of Biochemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Biochemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Biochemistry?