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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1815

ISSN2731-3654eISSN2731-3654

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.108

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.277

Total Worksi

665

Total Citationsi

8,753

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Energy & Fuels; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Biotechnology; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Energy (miscellaneous); Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1815

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications665

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-3654 / 2731-3654

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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?

PMC, 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

152

3.9k

2022

197

3.6k

2023

149

2.4k

2024

126

901

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 BiotechnologyQ1

BiotechnologyQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Energy (miscellaneous)Q2

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyEnergy & Fuels

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEnergy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionAlgal biology and biofuel productionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationFungal and yeast genetics researchAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionLipid metabolism and biosynthesisPolysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsMicrobial metabolism and enzyme functionPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

Is Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts: 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 Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts?

Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts 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 7.30.

Is Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.