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STAR Protocols

Cell Press · United States · Est. 1953

ISSN2666-1667eISSN2666-1667
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total60
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.925
H-Index
45
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.445
Total Works
4,393
Total Citations
25,544
2yr Mean Citedness
1.33
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

STAR Protocols publishes protocols for experimental research across various biological disciplines. Recent articles detail methods for quantifying light scattering in coral skeletons, imaging whole soft tissues, studying intestinal fibrosis in mouse models, and detecting protein modifications in plants. Protocols are also presented for simulating morphogen gradients, measuring antibody titers to viral proteins, performing heterotopic mouse intestinal transplantation, and lipidomic analysis of human serum. Additional methods cover single-nucleus isolation from cardiac tissue, preventing necrosis in cortical organoids, identifying unknown protein modifications, and preparing fiber-defined media for gut microbial growth.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
10
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1953
Annual Volume~ 759 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications4,393
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~10 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
PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cell Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2666-1667 / 2666-1667
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
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?
Portico, PMC, 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
Times cited
2016
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q1
Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research Methods

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Single-cell and spatial transcriptomicsCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchRNA Research and SplicingRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchCell Image Analysis TechniquesRNA modifications and cancerCancer Cells and MetastasisImmune Cell Function and Interaction
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref