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Process Biochemistry

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1873-3298

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.

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📊 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

0.739

H-Indexi

205

SNIPi

0.897

Total Worksi

9,092

Total Citationsi

398,302

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Process Biochemistry is an application-oriented research journal reporting advances in the science and technology of processes involving bioactive molecules and living organisms. It covers fermentation, biochemical and bioreactor engineering, biotechnology processes, biocatalysis, enzyme engineering, biotransformation, downstream processing, and modeling, optimization, and control techniques. The journal publishes research related to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Chemical Engineering, Immunology and Microbiology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Frequency10 No. A Year, 2000-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,092

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-3298

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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

351

12k

2019

369

11k

2020

316

6.7k

2021

399

2022

350

4.5k

2023

356

3.1k

2024

249

2025

160

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

BiochemistryQ2

BioengineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyBiotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyEngineering, Chemical

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryBioengineeringApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyElectrochemical sensors and biosensorsEnzyme-mediated dye degradationAlgal biology and biofuel production

Frequently asked questions about Process Biochemistry

Is Process Biochemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Process 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 Process Biochemistry?

Process 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.54.

Is Process Biochemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Process Biochemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.