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QRB Discovery

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN2633-2892

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.74

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.61

Total Works

Total Citations

966

2yr Mean Citedness

2.34

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Aims & Scope

QRB Discovery is a journal that publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed research across the full spectrum of the biological sciences. It aims to provide a platform for researchers to share their findings in areas such as molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, developmental biology, evolutionary biology, ecology, and environmental science. The journal welcomes original research articles, reviews, and short communications.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications96

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,000Above median

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2633-2892

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$2,000

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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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

Times cited

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

BiophysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Biophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Protein Structure and DynamicsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsDNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesComputational Drug Discovery MethodsGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsRNA Research and SplicingEnzyme Structure and FunctionSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology