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Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar

IMR Press Limited · Hong Kong · Est. 2009

ISSN1945-0516eISSN1945-0524
SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
78
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total78
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
21
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q2
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
0.754
H-Indexi
70
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.772
Total Worksi
791
Total Citationsi
21,003
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.78
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Bioscience-Scholar (FBS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to the dissemination of high-quality research, mainly in the fields of genetics and genomics. FBS is dedicated to publishing studies spanning fundamental, translational, and applied genetics in humans, animals, plants, microorganisms, and diverse model systems. The journal’s readership includes geneticists, molecular and cellular biologists, developmental biologists, evolutionary biologists, bioinformaticians, clinicians, and other researchers and students in genetics. In addition to original research articles, FBS also considers other manuscript types such as short communications, systematic reviews, reviews, opinion articles and editorials.

General Information

Country / RegionHong Kong
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2009
Frequency4 issues per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications791
Publisher OrgIMR Press
OA Since2020
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~21 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

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
IMR Press Limited
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1945-0516 / 1945-0524
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
18
257
2019
6
181
2020
16
191
2021
32
478
2022
17
123
2023
26
168
2024
27
39
2025
6
0
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 regulationRNA Research and SplicingRNA modifications and cancerMitochondrial Function and PathologyReproductive Biology and FertilityReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchAdipose Tissue and Metabolism

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar

Is Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar: 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 - Scholar?

Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.754.

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

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

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

Frontiers in Bioscience-Scholar (FBS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to the dissemination of high-quality research, mainly in the fields of genetics and genomics. FBS is dedicated to publishing studies spanning fundamental, translational, and applied genetics in humans, animals, plants, microorganisms, and diverse model systems. The journal’s readership includes geneticists, molecular and cellular biologists, developmental biologists, evolutionary biologists, bioinformaticians, clinicians, and other researchers and students in genetics. In addition to origina

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