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FEBS Open Bio

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1971

ISSN2211-5463eISSN2211-5463

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

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

0.857

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.635

Total Works

2,815

Total Citations

36,247

2yr Mean Citedness

1.87

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

FEBS Open Bio publishes research on molecular and cellular biology, with a focus on cellular processes, signaling pathways, and molecular mechanisms. Recent articles investigate topics such as autophagy, gene regulation, protein function, cellular metabolism, and the molecular basis of diseases like cancer and infectious diseases. The journal also covers research on protein engineering, cellular stress responses, and the evolution of proteins and genes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

Annual Volume~ 222 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,815

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 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

PorticoPMCLibrary of CongressCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2211-5463 / 2211-5463

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

Portico, PMC, Library of Congress, 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)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA modifications and cancerCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchMicroRNA in disease regulationRNA Research and SplicingRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsEpigenetics and DNA MethylationEnzyme Structure and FunctionCircular RNAs in diseasesAutophagy in Disease and TherapyCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism