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Applied Biological Chemistry

Springer Nature · Netherlands · Est. 1960

ISSN2468-0842

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

108

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 77d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.704

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.744

Total Worksi

3,067

Total Citationsi

17,669

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Food Science & Technology; Organic Chemistry; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

Annual Volume~ 102 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,067

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 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

PorticoLibrary of CongressCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2468-0842

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, Library of Congress, 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

1.8k

2019

2.5k

2020

1.5k

2021

983

2022

838

2023

118

1.1k

2024

225

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.

Organic ChemistryQ1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Organic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgriculture, Soil, Plant ScienceEnzyme Production and CharacterizationGABA and Rice ResearchFood composition and propertiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesPhytoestrogen effects and researchBiofuel production and bioconversionNutrition, Health and Food Behavior

Frequently asked questions about Applied Biological Chemistry

Is Applied Biological Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Biological Chemistry: 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 Applied Biological Chemistry?

Applied Biological Chemistry 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 4.48.

Is Applied Biological Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Biological Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Applied Biological Chemistry?