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Communications Biology

Springer Nature · United States · Est. 1973

ISSN2399-3642eISSN2399-3642

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

207

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 190d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.994

H-Indexi

139

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.334

Total Worksi

9,987

Total Citationsi

204,981

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Communications Biology is an open access journal from Nature Portfolio publishing high-quality research, reviews and commentary in all areas of the biological sciences. Research papers published by the journal represent significant advances bringing new biological insight to a specialized area of research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1973

Annual Volume~ 1,690 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,987

Publisher OrgNature Portfolio

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCLibrary of Congress; National Digital Preservation Program, ChinaCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2399-3642 / 2399-3642

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

PMC, Library of Congress; National Digital Preservation Program, China, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

464

26k

2019

793

36k

2020

1.4k

53k

2021

1.4k

36k

2022

1.3k

25k

2023

1.7k

19k

2024

2025

1.1k

349

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural dynamics and brain functionSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesRNA modifications and cancerRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringEpigenetics and DNA MethylationRNA Research and SplicingNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Communications Biology

Is Communications Biology a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Communications Biology?

Communications Biology 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 5.16.

Is Communications Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Communications Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.