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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Metabolites (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Metabolites published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biologyrank 111 of 339 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Metabolites
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Metabolites is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Open access (listed in DOAJ); article processing charge listed at about US$3,258.
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Metabolites
Metabolites follows the waiver policy of its publisher, MDPI: no country waiver scheme; discounts and waivers are discretionary or through institutional membership. No country rule: the publisher decides case by case, or has no waiver scheme.
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Retractions and research integrity at Metabolites
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Metabolites has 1 retracted paper in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Apr 2019. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in Metabolites
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of Metabolites
- eISSN
- 2218-1989
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) all its journals →
- Country
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
- Web of Science Master Journal List
- SCImago Journal Rank
- ISSN Portal (ISSN 2218-1989)
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
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04How to submit
How to submit to Metabolites
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Metabolites accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
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05What it publishes
What Metabolites publishes: real papers
Words that appear most often in the titles of the papers published here that we track. Choose one to see those papers:
06Published papers
Papers published in Metabolites
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- … Steps Required Implementing an Advanced Multi-Omics Approach for Assessing the Fate and Impact of Contaminants in Lagoon Sediments. Metabolites 2024 …20240 citations
- Prediction of Myocardial Infarction Using a Combined Generative Adversarial Network Model and Feature-Enhanced Loss Function. Metabolites 2024, 14, 25820240 citations
- Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals Altered Expression of Genes Involved in Metabolic and Immune Processes in NDV-Infected Chicken Embryos. Metabolites 2024, 14, 66920240 citations
- Application of Eight Machine Learning Algorithms in the Establishment of Infertility and Pregnancy Diagnostic Models: A Comprehensive Analysis of Amino Acid …20240 citations
- SMetaS: a sample metadata standardizer for metabolomics. Metabolites 2023, 13: 94120230 citations
- In Silico Prediction of Metabolic Reaction Catalyzed by Human Aldehyde Oxidase. Metabolites 2023, 13, 44920230 citations
- Denoising autoencoder normalization for large-scale untargeted metabolomics by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Metabolites. 2023; 1320230 citations
- Benchmark Dataset for Training Machine Learning Models to Predict the Pathway Involvement of Metabolites. Metabolites 2023, 13, 112020230 citations
- COQ8A-ataxia as a manifestation of primary coenzyme Q deficiency. Metabolites 2022; 12: 95520220 citations
- Severe COVID-19 Is Characterised by Perturbations in Plasma Amines Correlated with Immune Response Markers, and Linked to Inflammation and Oxidative …20220 citations
- Solanum lycopersicum Seedlings. Metabolic Responses Induced by the Alkamide Affinin. Metabolites 2021, 11, 14320210 citations
- Egea-Cortines, M. gcProfileMakeR: An R Package for Automatic Classification of Constitutive and Non-Constitutive Metabolites. Metabolites 2021, 11, 21120210 citations
- Glutathione metabolism in plants under stress: Beyond reactive oxygen species detoxification. Metabolites 2021, 11, 64120210 citations
- Fibromyalgia and Depression in Women: An 1H-NMR Metabolomic Study. Metabolites 2021, 11, 42920210 citations
- Metabolomics and Multi-Omics Integration: A Survey of Computational Methods and Resources20200 citations
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Metabolites
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08Similar journals
Journals similar to Metabolites
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- Frontiers in ImmunologySCIEScopusJCR 202454 similar papers
- Frontiers in EndocrinologySCIEScopusJCR 202414 similar papers
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 202441 similar papers
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09Same subject
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Metabolites when the 326 journals of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | Cosmetics | 4.46 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 108 | Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences | 4.46 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 109 | Journal of Neurochemistry | 4.46 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 110 | Non-Coding RNA | 4.44 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 112 | Cell Biochemistry and Function | 4.38 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 113 | The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry | 4.36 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 114 | Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 4.36 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 115 | ACS Chemical Neuroscience | 4.35 | SCIE | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
10Journal Finder
Find the right journal for your paper
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Paste your title, keywords or abstract. See the journals that published the closest papers, with indexing, impact factor, review time and APC.
No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
11Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Metabolites?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Metabolites is 4.42: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 4.42 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Metabolites?
The h-index of Metabolites is 117 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 117 of its papers have each been cited at least 117 times. Its i10-index is 3,406.
What is the APC of Metabolites?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,258 for Metabolites, an open access journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Metabolites?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Metabolites is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Metabolites indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Metabolites appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Metabolites an SCIE journal?
Yes. Metabolites is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Metabolites in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Metabolites is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
What topics does Metabolites publish?
The papers published in Metabolites that we track most often mention metabolites, metabolomic, model, metabolic, multi-omics, prediction. Check the journal’s aims and scope for its full coverage.
How many papers published in Metabolites does ScholarsColab track?
We track 15 papers published in Metabolites between 2020 and 2024, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
Does Metabolites offer an APC waiver?
Metabolites follows the policy of MDPI: no country waiver scheme; discounts and waivers are discretionary or through institutional membership. No country rule: the publisher decides case by case, or has no waiver scheme. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Metabolites retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 1 retracted paper in Metabolites, 1 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are plagiarism of/in article. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Metabolites?
65% of 200 recent research articles in Metabolites name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key R&D Program of China, Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province.
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