BioTech

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2020

ISSN2673-6284eISSN2673-6284

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.71

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.899

Total Worksi

345

Total Citationsi

3,210

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Biochemistry; Bioengineering; Biomedical Engineering; Biotechnology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications345

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-6284 / 2673-6284

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, 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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

490

2020

602

2021

2022

822

2023

473

2024

100

382

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.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ2

BiochemistryQ2

BioengineeringQ2

Biomedical EngineeringQ2

BiotechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryBiotechnologyBioengineeringBiomedical EngineeringApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Algal biology and biofuel productionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiofuel production and bioconversionCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesProbiotics and Fermented Foods

Frequently asked questions about BioTech

Is BioTech a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of BioTech?

BioTech 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 3.13.

Is BioTech indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BioTech is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BioTech?