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WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,978CAS 2区Gold OA

Metabolic Engineering Communications

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.99•SCImago Rank: #4,978•Identifier (ISSN):2214-0301(Print)•Articles / Year: 16•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,346 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4.2
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
47

47 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
16articles/year
100% Gold OA•88% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.2)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.1)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.7)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.2)
🔵 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

Metabolic Engineering Communications 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)
Biology97.7%Chemistry96.2%Biochemistry95.8%Genetics92%Gene86.4%Organic chemistry85.4%Physics76.1%Nuclear magnetic resonance70.9%Enzyme70.9%Medicine45.1%Geology45.1%Metabolic engineering45.1%Paleontology42.3%Internal medicine39.4%Bacteria37.1%Computational biology33.3%Endocrinology31%Yeast26.3%Food science25.8%Metabolism25.4%Engineering23.5%Biotechnology20.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,978Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.99

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
47

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.11

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,346 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations289
3-Year Documents61
Citable Documents61

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 Rate29.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Biomedical EngineeringQ1
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ2

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BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
JCRESCI
65/180Q2
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
JCIESCI
39/180Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—166
20254.11245
20243.724251
20235.213222
2022—25519
2021—32816
2020—401,628
2019—351,511
2018—20746
2017—181,017
2016—281,179
2015—17997
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Metabolic Engineering Communications

WoS Q2
23562023202420254.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

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: 2026-09-29