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Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

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

ISSN1940-3402

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

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

SJR Score

0.499

H-Index

SNIP

0.597

Total Works

10,654

Total Citations

71,749

2yr Mean Citedness

1.22

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

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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?

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

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