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Biotechnology Advances

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1970

ISSN1873-1899

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

2.662

H-Index

298

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.641

Total Works

17,377

Total Citations

400,734

2yr Mean Citedness

9.42

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on advances in biotechnology, particularly in areas like biocatalysis using enzymes such as P450s, synthetic biology for DNA sequence construction, the study of expansin proteins in various organisms, engineered carriers for biofilm-based food fermentations, computational design of viral vectors for gene delivery, and the application of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing for immunotherapy and autoimmunity.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Frequency8 No. A Year, 1999-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications17,377

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-1899

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ1

BioengineeringQ1

BiotechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyBioengineeringApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationProtein purification and stabilityAnimal Genetics and ReproductionBacteriophages and microbial interactionsMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications