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Metabolic Engineering Communications

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1989

ISSN2214-0301eISSN2214-0301

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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

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SJR Scorei

0.99

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.088

Total Worksi

272

Total Citationsi

8,602

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Biomedical Engineering; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications272

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2214-0301 / 2214-0301

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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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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, 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

1.5k

2019

1.6k

2020

789

2021

491

2022

212

2023

221

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.

Biomedical EngineeringQ1

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Biomedical EngineeringEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationPlant biochemistry and biosynthesisPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsAlgal biology and biofuel productionBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyFungal and yeast genetics researchViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

Frequently asked questions about Metabolic Engineering Communications

Is Metabolic Engineering Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Metabolic Engineering Communications: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Metabolic Engineering Communications?

Metabolic Engineering Communications 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 4.93.

Is Metabolic Engineering Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Metabolic Engineering Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Metabolic Engineering Communications?