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Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

IMR Press Limited · United States · Est. 2009

ISSN1945-0508

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.777

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

Review Time~25 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IMR Press Limited

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1945-0508

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

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

Citations received

195

2019

207

2020

145

2021

323

2022

326

2023

431

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)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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. 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.