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Current Biology

Cell Press · United States · Est. 1991

ISSN1879-0445

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

2.707

H-Index

452

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.831

Total Works

25,436

Total Citations

1,776,447

2yr Mean Citedness

5.17

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Current Biology is a general journal that publishes original research across all areas of biology. A primary aim of the journal is to foster communication across fields of biology by publishing important findings of general interest from diverse fields.

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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 Published1991

FrequencyTwenty Four No. A Year, 1999-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications25,436

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cell Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-0445

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyBiologyCell Biology

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeural dynamics and brain functionPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant and animal studiesVisual perception and processing mechanismsInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorAnimal Behavior and ReproductionDevelopmental Biology and Gene RegulationCellular Mechanics and Interactions