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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #3,731CAS 3区Hybrid

FEBS Letters

Abbreviation (ISO):FEBS LETT
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 1.181•SCImago Rank: #3,731•Identifier (ISSN):0014-5793(Print)/1873-3468(Online)•Articles / Year: 193•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,459 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
3.1
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
238

238 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate3.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
193articles/year
49.7% Gold OA•75.97% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.1)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.5)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.864)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.124)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.057)
🔵 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

FEBS Letters is one of the world's leading journals in molecular biology and is renowned both for its quality of content and speed of production. Bringing together the most important developments in the molecular biosciences, FEBS Letters provides an international forum for Minireviews, Research Letters and Hypotheses that merit urgent publication.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
ChemistryBiologyBiochemistryGeneticsPhysicsOrganic ChemistryMedicineNuclear Magnetic ResonanceInternal MedicineEnzymologyCell BiologyEndocrinologyMolecular Biology

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,731Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1968-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.181

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
295

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.15

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,459 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,345
3-Year Documents703
Citable Documents680

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate42.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

BiochemistryQ1
BiophysicsQ1
Cell BiologyQ2
GeneticsQ2
Molecular BiologyQ2
Structural BiologyQ2

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BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Biweekly
Founding Year
1968
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
192/328Q3
BIOPHYSICS
JCRSCIE
29/81Q2
CELL BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
131/207Q3
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
227/328Q3
BIOPHYSICS
JCISCIE
55/81Q3
CELL BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
136/207Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—23060
20253324621
202433151,831
20233.52542,105
20223.8643234,114
20214.1242624,264
20203.0573277,832
2019—42910,345
2018—38811,255
2017—43712,411
2016—51912,662
2015—57121,161
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for FEBS Letters

WoS Q3
23452020202120222023202420253.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 2a0ead47-ff91-4632-8281-9194223165b8
Database Updated: 2026-09-28