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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,300CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):FREE RADICAL BIOL. MED
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.105•SCImago Rank: #1,300•Identifier (ISSN):0891-5849(Print)/1873-4596(Online)•Articles / Year: 554•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,719 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
8
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
239

239 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate2.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
554articles/year
27.24% Gold OA•88.44% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.2)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.1)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.4)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.101)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.376)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.17)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.657)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.02)
🔵 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

Free Radical Biology and Medicine is an international, interdisciplinary journal that publishes original contributions and reviews on a broad range of topics relating to redox biology, signaling, biological chemistry and medical implications of free radicals, reactive species, oxidants and antioxidants.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
ChemistryBiologyBiochemistryMedicineInternal MedicineOrganic ChemistryGeneticsPhysicsEndocrinologyNuclear Magnetic ResonanceEnzymologyCell Biology

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,300Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1987-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.105

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
324

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.96

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,719 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations11,073
3-Year Documents1,267
Citable Documents1,248

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 Rate45.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

BiochemistryQ1
Physiology (medical)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
7.4周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
5.5周
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
Elsevier Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semimonthly
Founding Year
1987
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10010-1710
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
41/328Q1
ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
JCRSCIE
17/198Q1
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
20/328Q1
ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
JCISCIE
15/198Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—993414
20258.21,2774,074
20247.11,0028,071
20237.41,0679,609
20228.1011,13715,550
20217.37693220,143
20206.1770323,463
20195.65785423,192
20186.021,47639,750
2017—1,10027,067
2016—1,10631,561
2015—93233,143
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Free Radical Biology and Medicine

WoS Q1
35810201820192020202120222023202420258.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:8.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.8%

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: 3f2fbb9e-944e-46df-bdf2-ae61dd172f52
Database Updated: 2026-09-28