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Applied Biosciences

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2022

ISSN2813-0464eISSN2813-0464

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.726

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

187

Total Citationsi

1,141

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Applied Biosciences is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal covering all aspects of applied biosciences. It publishes research on applied biochemistry, computational chemistry and drug discovery, genome engineering, cell engineering, antibody engineering, and enzyme engineering.

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General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 46 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications187

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

10/12 · 83%

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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?

2813-0464 / 2813-0464

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

267

2022

412

2023

438

2024

193

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)Q2

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsBiofuel production and bioconversion3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGut microbiota and healthComputational Drug Discovery MethodsPlant tissue culture and regenerationMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Frequently asked questions about Applied Biosciences

Is Applied Biosciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Biosciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Applied Biosciences?

Applied Biosciences 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 4.10.

Is Applied Biosciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Biosciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.