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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #8,872CAS 4区Hybrid

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Abbreviation (ISO):PHOTOCHEM. PHOTOBIOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.658•SCImago Rank: #8,872•Identifier (ISSN):0031-8655(Print)/1751-1097(Online)•Articles / Year: 194•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,074 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.6
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
120

120 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate7.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
194articles/year
28.35% Gold OA•89.16% 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: 2.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.521)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.421)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.721)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.338)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.214)
🔵 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

Photochemistry and Photobiology publishes original research articles and reviews on current topics in photoscience. Topics span from the primary interaction of light with molecules, cells, and tissue to the subsequent biological responses, representing disciplinary and interdisciplinary research in the fields of chemistry, physics, biology, and medicine. Photochemistry and Photobiology is the official journal of the American Society for Photobiology.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry89.7%Biology83%Physics73.9%Biochemistry69.2%Organic chemistry63.8%Quantum mechanics59.9%Genetics56%Optics46.1%Photochemistry45.3%Medicine38.5%Materials science35.8%Botany26.5%Internal medicine23%Gene22.9%Nuclear physics22.2%Nuclear magnetic resonance21.7%Fluorescence21.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,872Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1962-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemistryMedicinePhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.658

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
153

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.98

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,074 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,432
3-Year Documents466
Citable Documents432

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate42.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

RadiationQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2
Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ2
BiochemistryQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1962
Editorial Address
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, USA, MA, 02148
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
224/328Q3
BIOPHYSICS
JCRSCIE
44/81Q3
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
197/328Q3
BIOPHYSICS
JCISCIE
49/81Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—9313
20252.5151238
20242.6161742
20233.3131747
20223.5211901,831
20213.4212193,570
20202.7211713,687
20192.3381372,844
20182.2142024,011
2017—1775,523
2016—1483,505
2015—1503,080
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Photochemistry and Photobiology

WoS Q3
1245201820192020202120222023202420252.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.7%

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