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Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

IMR Press Limited · United States · Est. 2009

ISSN1945-0508
SJR Q2Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.777
H-Indexi
75
SNIPi
0.627
Total Worksi
1,341
Total Citationsi
29,223
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.96
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Bioscience-Elite (FBE) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal mainly dedicated to applied biosciences, spanning biotechnology and applied microbiology. FBE serves as a bridge between fundamental biological research and practical applications in medicine, food, agriculture, industry, environment, and energy. The journal is intended for researchers in the field of biotechnology, microbiologists, bioengineers, scientists and technical professionals engaged in industrial, environmental, and medical microbiology. In addition to original research articles, FBE also considers other manuscript types such as short communications, systematic reviews, reviews, opinion articles and editorials.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2009
Frequency4 issues per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,341
Publisher OrgFrontiers Media
OA Since2020
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
IMR Press Limited
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1945-0508
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
12
195
2019
15
211
2020
8
150
2021
31
336
2022
30
345
2023
40
487
2024
32
73
2025
20
7
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)Q2
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

MicroRNA in disease regulationReproductive Biology and FertilityEndometriosis Research and TreatmentReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchCancer Cells and MetastasisOrgan Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesImmune Response and Inflammation

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

Is Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite: it is indexed in 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 Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite?

Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.777.

Is Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite?

Frontiers in Bioscience-Elite (FBE) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal mainly dedicated to applied biosciences, spanning biotechnology and applied microbiology. FBE serves as a bridge between fundamental biological research and practical applications in medicine, food, agriculture, industry, environment, and energy. The journal is intended for researchers in the field of biotechnology, microbiologists, bioengineers, scientists and technical professionals engaged in industrial, environmental, and medical microbiology. In addition to original research articles, FBE also cons

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref