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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1971

ISSN2296-4185eISSN2296-4185

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.024

H-Indexi

165

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.07

Total Worksi

14,330

Total Citationsi

260,437

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Engineering, Biomedical; Bioengineering; Biomedical Engineering; Biotechnology; Histology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

Annual Volume~ 1,408 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,330

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 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

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2296-4185 / 2296-4185

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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?

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

440

28k

2019

1.5k

66k

2020

1.5k

47k

2021

2.6k

52k

2022

1.8k

27k

2023

1.2k

13k

2024

1.2k

4.3k

2025

681

202

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.

BioengineeringQ1

Biomedical EngineeringQ1

BiotechnologyQ1

HistologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyEngineering, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyBioengineeringBiomedical EngineeringHistology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchTissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsBiofuel production and bioconversionPeriodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Is Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology: 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 Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology?

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 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 4.74.

Is Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology?