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Protein Journal

Springer · United States · Est. 1997

ISSN1875-8355

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

days submission → published

measured · last 8 articles · accept 70d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.387

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.646

Total Worksi

1,454

Total Citationsi

20,342

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Protein Journal is a comprehensive resource, publishing original research on all aspects of protein structure and function. Explores areas such as covalent or three-dimensional structure, assembly, genetics, evolution, proteomics, molecular biology, engineering, and peptide synthesis. Emphasizes the application of research to the molecular bases of the biological activity of proteins.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 75 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,454

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1875-8355

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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?

Yes

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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

1.7k

2019

1.5k

2020

1.2k

2021

295

2022

407

2023

289

2024

109

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.

Analytical ChemistryQ3

BiochemistryQ3

BioengineeringQ3

Organic ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryAnalytical ChemistryBioengineeringOrganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Protein Structure and DynamicsEnzyme Structure and FunctionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationGlycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchBiochemical and Structural CharacterizationComputational Drug Discovery MethodsBiochemical and Molecular ResearchProtein purification and stability

Frequently asked questions about Protein Journal

Is Protein Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Protein Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Protein Journal?

Protein 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 2.08.

Is Protein Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Protein Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.