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Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press · United States · Est. 1970

ISSN1940-3402

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.315

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.597

Total Worksi

10,654

Total Citationsi

71,749

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols is an interdisciplinary journal that provides a definitive source of research methods, technique-related reviews, and laboratory protocols in the life sciences. Its scope includes cell, developmental and molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, protein science, computational biology, immunology, neuroscience, imaging, virology, neurobiology, and cancer biology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 205 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,654

Publisher OrgCold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1940-3402

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

291

1.5k

2019

181

1.8k

2020

172

626

2021

177

407

2022

308

716

2023

235

399

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Molecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAnimal Genetics and ReproductionRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Is Cold Spring Harbor Protocols a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cold Spring Harbor Protocols: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols?

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.315.

Is Cold Spring Harbor Protocols indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols is indexed in Scopus.