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Metabolites

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1968

ISSN2218-1989eISSN2218-1989

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.028

H-Indexi

112

SNIPi

0.9

Total Worksi

6,499

Total Citationsi

115,664

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biochemistry; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

Annual Volume~ 905 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,499

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2218-1989 / 2218-1989

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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?

Swiss National Library, 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

323

15k

2019

527

19k

2020

895

22k

2021

1.3k

23k

2022

1.2k

18k

2023

706

5.5k

2024

837

3.3k

2025

585

187

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.

BiochemistryQ2

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesDiet and metabolism studiesGut microbiota and healthLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentAdipose Tissue and MetabolismAdvanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionMetabolism and Genetic DisordersPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities

Frequently asked questions about Metabolites

Is Metabolites a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Metabolites: 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 Metabolites?

Metabolites 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 3.35.

Is Metabolites indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Metabolites is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Metabolites?