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3 Biotech

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1940

ISSN2190-5738

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total81

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

Removed from DOAJ (2017-01-06). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is not open access. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

176

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 146d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.658

H-Indexi

111

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.761

Total Worksi

4,773

Total Citationsi

104,614

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

3 Biotech is a hybrid journal focussed on the study and application of biotechnology across various sectors. Publishes research related to medicine, biomedical sciences, agriculture, and the environment. Addresses problems and benefits of integrating varied techniques for specific applications. Accepts original and review articles, research reports, protocols and methods, editor's notes, letters, and book reviews. Provides a platform for scientists and engineers in academia and industry.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1940

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,773

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2190-5738

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

494

12k

2019

549

13k

2020

552

9.8k

2021

348

2022

419

2023

321

1.9k

2024

461

967

2025

266

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

BiotechnologyQ2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionPlant tissue culture and regenerationEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsPlant Virus Research StudiesGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesEnzyme-mediated dye degradation

Frequently asked questions about 3 Biotech

Is 3 Biotech a predatory journal?

3 Biotech was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is not open access" (2017-01-06). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of 3 Biotech?

3 Biotech is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.56.

Is 3 Biotech indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

3 Biotech is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.