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Open Biotechnology Journal

Country: United Arab Emirates•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.264•SCImago Rank: #18,608•Identifier (ISSN):1874-0707(Print)•Articles / Year: 13•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,714 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
23

23 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
13articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Open Biotechnology Journal is an Open Access online journal, which publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews and letters in all core areas of biotechnology including basic and applied research e.g. molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins, molecular therapy, imaging technology and large scale biology, regenerative medicine, analytical biotechnology, food and agricultural biotechnology and environmental biotechnology. The Open Biotechnology Journal, a peer-reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality articles rapidly and freely available to researchers worldwide.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology95.7%Chemistry88.3%Biochemistry69.6%Genetics62%Organic chemistry55.5%Medicine46.9%Physics44.8%Ecology35.6%Geology35.6%Engineering32.8%Gene30.4%Internal medicine28.2%Paleontology27.6%Materials science27%Food science26.4%Nuclear magnetic resonance23.3%Bacteria22.4%Botany21.5%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #18,608Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemical EngineeringEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.264

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
23

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.69

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,714 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations52
3-Year Documents30
Citable Documents29

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 Rate49.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

BiotechnologyQ3
BiochemistryQ4
BioengineeringQ4
Biomedical EngineeringQ4
BiophysicsQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
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
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Bentham
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—130
202501710
2024—1237
2023—1534
2022—641
2021—19280
2020—17254
2019—20630
2018—29376
2017—12130
2016—43567
2015—58295
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Open Biotechnology Journal

WoS Q1
000020250.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01