Channels

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1933-6969

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.32

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.893

Total Worksi

1,047

Total Citationsi

23,825

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Channels is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes research on biophysics, pharmacology, ion channels, ion transporters, and ion channel physiology. It welcomes interdisciplinary approaches to explore ion channel physiology in fields such as neuroscience, cardiovascular science, cancer research, endocrinology, and gastroenterology, focusing on health and disease.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,047

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2006

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Scholars PortalCLOCKSSLibrary of CongressLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1933-6969

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Scholars Portal, CLOCKSS, Library of Congress, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

945

2019

787

2020

755

2021

262

2022

500

2023

186

2024

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.

BiochemistryQ1

BiophysicsQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryBiophysicsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ion channel regulation and functionCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchIon Channels and ReceptorsNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingIon Transport and Channel RegulationPain Mechanisms and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Channels

Is Channels a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Channels: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Channels?

Channels 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 3.25.

Is Channels indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Channels is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.