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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q3SCImago #11,200CAS 3区Hybrid

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Abbreviation (ISO):BIOTECHNOL. BIOPROCESS ENG
Country: South Korea•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.532•SCImago Rank: #11,200•Identifier (ISSN):1226-8372(Print)/1976-3816(Online)•Articles / Year: 96•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,964 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.8
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
44

44 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate12%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
96articles/year
5.76% Gold OA•80.81% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 2.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.386)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.836)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.213)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.438)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.226)
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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

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering is an international bimonthly journal published by the Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering. BBE is devoted to the advancement in science and technology in the wide area of biotechnology, bioengineering, and (bio)medical engineering. This includes but is not limited to applied molecular and cell biology, engineered biocatalysis and biotransformation, metabolic engineering and systems biology, bioseparation and bioprocess engineering, cell culture technology, environmental and food biotechnology, pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics, biomaterials engineering, nanobiotechnology, and biosensor and bioelectronics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry97.2%Biology96.7%Biochemistry85.4%Organic chemistry76.2%Genetics70.1%Physics61.2%Engineering59.7%Medicine43.8%Electrical engineering43.6%Mechanical engineering42.4%Industrial and production engineering41.2%Nuclear magnetic resonance39.4%Gene38%Geology36.2%Enzyme35.3%Materials science30.6%Food science29.9%Chromatography29.6%Paleontology29%Internal medicine27.3%Ecology25.1%Bacteria22.6%Botany22.3%Quantum mechanics21.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,200Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemical EngineeringEngineeringImmunology and Microbiology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.532

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
74

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.80

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,964 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations788
3-Year Documents285
Citable Documents284

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 Rate42.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ3
BioengineeringQ3
Biomedical EngineeringQ3
BiotechnologyQ3

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BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
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
The Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1996
Editorial Address
KOREAN SOC BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOENGINEERING, KOREAN SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CENTER, #704 YEOGSAM-DONG, KANGNAM-KU, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, 135-703
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
106/180Q3
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
JCISCIE
105/180Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—809
2025381161
20242.5120677
20233.290715
20223.3861001,067
20212.836961,232
20202.2131071,928
20191.4381071,829
20181.226921,707
2017—971,772
2016—971,719
2015—1393,079
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

WoS Q3
0134201820192020202120222023202420253.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01