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Current Protocols

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1992

ISSN2691-1299eISSN2691-1299

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total45

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

1.598

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CiteScore

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SNIP

1.076

Total Works

1,542

Total Citations

17,775

2yr Mean Citedness

1.80

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes protocols for experimental methods across various biological and chemical research areas. It details procedures for cell culture, genome editing, molecular analysis, and biochemical assays. The protocols often focus on optimizing existing techniques or developing new ones for specific applications in fields such as cancer research, immunology, neuroscience, and drug development.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,542

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2691-1299 / 2691-1299

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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

Health InformaticsQ1

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q1

Medical Laboratory TechnologyQ1

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q1

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research Methods

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Medical Laboratory TechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Health Informatics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryRNA modifications and cancerMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications