SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,142CAS 2区Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Abbreviation (ISO):CURR. OPIN. CHEM. BIOL
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.261•SCImago Rank: #1,142•Identifier (ISSN):1367-5931(Print)/1879-0402(Online)•Articles / Year: 103•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,895 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.2
↑ +1.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
170

170 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
103articles/year
34.08% Gold OA•0% 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: 7.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.2)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.1)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.9)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.8)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.972)
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20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.822)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.689)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.544)
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20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.572)
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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

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology is a systematic review journal that aims to provide specialists with a unique and educational platform to keep up to date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of Chemical Biology. The journal publishes 6 issues per year covering the following 10 sections, each of which is reviewed once a year, these are: Omics, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Next Generation Therapeutics, Molecular Imaging, Chemical Genetics and Epigenetics, Synthetic Biology, Synthetic Biomolecules and Mechanistic Biology. There is also a section that changes regularly to reflect hot topics in the field.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology96.3%Chemistry85.8%Biochemistry76.7%Genetics68.1%Computational biology63.4%Physics54.1%Organic chemistry48.6%Gene39.4%Materials science38.6%Nuclear magnetic resonance35.7%Computer science34.8%Medicine30.9%Nanotechnology30.6%Enzyme28.4%Quantum mechanics26%Engineering25.6%Bioinformatics25%Cell biology23.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,142Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemistry
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.261

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
215

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.18

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,895 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,268
3-Year Documents314
Citable Documents299

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 Rate41.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Analytical ChemistryQ1
BiochemistryQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)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
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
Elsevier Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1997
Editorial Address
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD, 84 THEOBALDS RD, LONDON, ENGLAND, WC1X 8RR
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
46/328Q1
BIOPHYSICS
JCRSCIE
6/81Q1
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
92/328Q2
BIOPHYSICS
JCISCIE
14/81Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—8835
20256.143137
20246.91051,663
20237.81212,464
20228.9721072,815
20218.8221224,278
20209.6891355,896
20198.5441116,334
20187.5721448,385
2017—14311,501
2016—1177,160
2015—1208,510
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

WoS Q1
47912201820192020202120222023202420256.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:6.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.4%

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

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