WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #5,356CAS 3区Gold OA

Synthetic Biology

Abbreviation (ISO):SYNTH. BIOL

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.946•SCImago Rank: #5,356•Identifier (ISSN):1939-7267(Print)/2397-7000(Online)•Articles / Year: 28•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,249 USD

Clarivate IF (2026)Q1

4.7

↑ +2.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

22 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1

Self-Citation Rate7.7%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

28articles/year

100% Gold OA•95.83% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	2.50đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)	🔵 Computed
2025	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)	🔵 Computed
2024	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)	🔵 Computed
2023	2.50đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2)	🔵 Computed
2022	2.50đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.244)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Synthetic Biology is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Biology92.7%Genetics86.8%Chemistry72.2%Biochemistry70.2%Computational biology70.2%Computer science65.6%Gene60.9%Bioinformatics51.7%Synthetic biology49.7%Engineering43%Physics38.4%Programming language31.8%Organic chemistry27.8%Operating system26.5%Nuclear magnetic resonance25.2%Medicine23.8%Enzyme23.2%DNA23.2%

Primary Research Areas

Agricultural and Biological Sciences Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,356Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2018-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemical EngineeringEngineeringMaterials Science

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.946

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.57

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,249 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations147

3-Year Documents64

Citable Documents60

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate32.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

BioengineeringQ2

BiomaterialsQ2

Biomedical EngineeringQ2

BiotechnologyQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

3区 (Zone 3)Biology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Gold OA

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS	JCRSCIE	15/85	Q1
BIOLOGY	JCRSCIE	18/106	Q1
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY	JCRSCIE	50/180	Q2
BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS	JCISCIE	49/85	Q3
BIOLOGY	JCISCIE	45/106	Q2
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY	JCISCIE	102/180	Q3