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Molecular Metabolism

Elsevier GmbH · Germany · Est. 1969

ISSN2212-8778eISSN2212-8778

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.918

H-Indexi

138

SNIPi

1.842

Total Worksi

2,325

Total Citationsi

99,823

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Endocrinology & Metabolism; Cell Biology; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyFour Issues A Year, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,325

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2212-8778 / 2212-8778

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, 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

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

186

12k

2019

215

13k

2020

235

11k

2021

214

6.6k

2022

184

3.4k

2023

214

2.7k

2024

209

920

2025

118

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.

Cell BiologyQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Scopus Categories

Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Adipose Tissue and MetabolismRegulation of Appetite and ObesityAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesPancreatic function and diabetesDiabetes Treatment and ManagementMetabolism, Diabetes, and CancerDiabetes and associated disordersLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentBiochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Metabolism

Is Molecular Metabolism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular Metabolism: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Molecular Metabolism?

Molecular Metabolism 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 5.46.

Is Molecular Metabolism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Metabolism is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Molecular Metabolism?