WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,089CAS 4区Gold OA

RSC Chemical Biology

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.116•SCImago Rank: #4,089•Identifier (ISSN):2633-0679(Print)•Articles / Year: 144•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,377 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q2

3.9

↑ +0.8

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

37 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2

Self-Citation Rate2.4%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

144articles/year

100% Gold OA•86.11% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.75đ	WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.9)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.75đ	WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.1)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.75đ	WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.2)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.75đ	WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.1)	🔵 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

RSC Chemical Biology is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q2 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Biology77.1%Chemistry76.6%Biochemistry70%Genetics62.5%Physics59.2%Organic chemistry41%Nuclear magnetic resonance33.9%Medicine32.8%Gene31.4%Engineering27.8%Computer science26.7%Computational biology24.5%Cell biology24%Quantum mechanics22.3%Enzyme22%Materials science21.2%Internal medicine20.9%Geology20.4%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,089Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2020-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemistry

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.116

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

3.67

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,377 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,279

3-Year Documents344

Citable Documents333

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 Rate38.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

BiochemistryQ1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Molecular BiologyQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

4区 (Zone 4)Medicine

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

Gold OA

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

The Royal Society of Chemistry

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

ESCIDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	JCRESCI	146/328	Q2
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCRESCI	105/250	Q2
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	JCIESCI	235/328	Q3
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCIESCI	121/251	Q2