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BioTechniques

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN1940-9818

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

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

0.435

H-Index

168

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.507

Total Works

7,614

Total Citations

191,493

2yr Mean Citedness

1.29

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

BioTechniques is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to publishing original laboratory methods, related technical and software tools, and methods-oriented review articles. It focuses on communicating methods, techniques, and new instrumentation to researchers working in the lab, including cutting-edge methods and technologies as well as those used in the common lab on a day-to-day basis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 61 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications7,614

Publisher OrgFuture Science Ltd

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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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?

1940-9818

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

BiotechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsBiochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Molecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBacteriophages and microbial interactionsRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsGene expression and cancer classificationVirus-based gene therapy research