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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #396CAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

Molecular Systems Biology

Abbreviation (ISO):MOL. SYST. BIOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 4.229•SCImago Rank: #396•Identifier (ISSN):1744-4292(Print)•Articles / Year: 82•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,545 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.7
↓ -1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
127

127 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate2.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
82articles/year
100% Gold OA•93.1% 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: 6.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.7)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.7)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.5)
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20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.9)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.068)
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20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.429)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.991)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.8)
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20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.5)
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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

Molecular Systems Biology is an open access journal publishing high quality, cutting-edge research in the multidisciplinary areas of systems biology, genomics, synthetic biology and systems medicine. Molecular Systems Biology has a fair and transparent process (http://msb.embopress.org/about#Transparent%20Editorial%20Process) to rapidly publish important science. Anonymous referee reports and editorial correspondence are published alongside manuscripts as Review Process Files in the Transparent Process section online.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.4%Genetics94.1%Chemistry89.8%Biochemistry89.1%Gene79.1%Computational biology69.3%Medicine48.6%Cell biology47.4%Internal medicine36%Bioinformatics34.3%Physics32.7%Gene expression32.3%Computer science22.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #396Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2005-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyComputer ScienceImmunology and MicrobiologyMathematicsMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
4.229

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
185

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.33

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,545 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,281
3-Year Documents192
Citable Documents175

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 Rate37.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Applied MathematicsQ1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1
Computational Theory and MathematicsQ1
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q1
Information SystemsQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2005
Editorial Address
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 75 VARICK ST, 9TH FLR, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013-1917
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
53/328Q1
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
34/328Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—6579
20257.799549
20248.5751,109
20239.9601,908
202213.068682,712
202111.429906,200
20208.991927,532
20199.8516,750
20188.5657,210
2017—657,478
2016—485,611
2015—797,670
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Molecular Systems Biology

WoS Q1
591216201820192020202120222023202420257.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:7.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.4%

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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Database Updated: 2026-10-01