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Biotechnology Journal

Wiley-VCH Verlag · Germany · Est. 1985

ISSN1860-7314

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.756

H-Indexi

138

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.878

Total Worksi

5,027

Total Citationsi

115,400

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemical Research Methods; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Molecular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,027

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1860-7314

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

205

2019

207

5.9k

2020

186

2021

141

1.4k

2022

257

2023

261

1.8k

2024

220

669

2025

112

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Molecular MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsBiotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiotechnology and Related FieldsProtein purification and stabilityBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchAnimal Genetics and Reproduction

Frequently asked questions about Biotechnology Journal

Is Biotechnology Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biotechnology Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Biotechnology Journal?

Biotechnology Journal 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 3.62.

Is Biotechnology Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biotechnology Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Biotechnology Journal?