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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #4,427CAS 3区Hybrid

Biochemistry

Abbreviation (ISO):BIOCHEMISTRY-US
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 1.065•SCImago Rank: #4,427•Identifier (ISSN):0006-2960(Print)/1520-4995(Online)•Articles / Year: 354•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,400 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.7
↓ -0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
231

231 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate3.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
354articles/year
25.1% Gold OA•99.69% 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: 2.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.9)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.9)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.321)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.162)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.865)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.952)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.997)
🔵 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

Biochemistry provides an international forum for publishing exceptional, rigorous, high-impact research across all of biological chemistry. This broad scope includes studies on the chemical, physical, mechanistic, and/or structural basis of biological or cell function, and encompasses the fields of chemical biology, synthetic biology, disease biology, cell biology, nucleic acid biology, neuroscience, structural biology, and biophysics. In addition to traditional Research Articles, Biochemistry also publishes Communications, Viewpoints, and Perspectives, as well as From the Bench articles that report new methods of particular interest to the biological chemistry community.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry99.4%Biology96.8%Biochemistry94.8%Genetics83%Physics79.9%Organic chemistry77.8%Nuclear magnetic resonance68.1%Enzyme54.1%Gene52%Medicine46.7%Stereochemistry42.5%Internal medicine38.5%Quantum mechanics36.1%Cell biology26.2%Materials science25.6%Biophysics25.5%Crystallography23.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,427Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1962-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
1.065

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
289

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.64

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,400 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,419
3-Year Documents904
Citable Documents891

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 Rate37.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

BiochemistryQ2

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
American Chemical Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Weekly
Founding Year
1962
Editorial Address
AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20036
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
218/328Q3
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
192/328Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—283110
202534301,241
20242.93601,632
20232.93362,408
20223.3213744,648
20213.1624606,124
20202.8655387,843
20192.95266611,893
20182.99785420,595
2017—83419,859
2016—79720,718
2015—78521,602
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Biochemistry

WoS Q3
2334201820192020202120222023202420253.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.4%

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: b1d25445-f7f4-4df8-a7d2-f39c080f024d
Database Updated: 2026-09-28