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BioDesign Research

Elsevier B.V. · United States · Est. 1980

ISSN2693-1257eISSN2693-1257

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

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 (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.552

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.92

Total Worksi

135

Total Citationsi

1,723

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Biotechnology; Cell Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications135

Publisher OrgAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2693-1257 / 2693-1257

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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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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?

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

2019

255

2020

162

2021

611

2022

377

2023

356

2024

190

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

BiotechnologyQ1

Cell BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Cell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationPlant biochemistry and biosynthesisTransgenic Plants and ApplicationsPlant tissue culture and regenerationRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBacteriophages and microbial interactions

Frequently asked questions about BioDesign Research

Is BioDesign Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BioDesign Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BioDesign Research?

BioDesign Research 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 6.44.

Is BioDesign Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BioDesign Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BioDesign Research?