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Quick answerAmong 759 Life Sciences and Biology journals that publish their review dates, HLA has the shortest review time: a median of 14 days from submission to acceptance. Use the filters for SCIE, Scopus or open access journals.
| # | Journal | Median days | Spread of review times | Impact factor* | Indexed in | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HLA | 14 | 8–28 | 2.22 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 2 | Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics | 20 | 13–28 | 1.25 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 3 | Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry | 27 | 20–36 | 1.71 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 4 | mBio | 27 | 14–75 | 6.29 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,900 |
| 5 | Molecular Genetics Microbiology and Virology | 29 | 16–51 | 0.48 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 6 | Microbiology | 30 | 16–64 | 0.87 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 7 | Russian Journal of Genetics | 38 | 26–54 | 0.60 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 8 | Biomolecular NMR Assignments | 46 | 34–60 | 1.07 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 9 | Plant Signaling & Behavior | 47 | 35–68 | 5.04 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,070 |
| 10 | iMeta | 50 | 31–80 | 23.9 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,320 |
| 11 | Biochemistry (Moscow) Supplement Series A Membrane and Cell Biology | 50 | 28–116 | 0.47 | ESCI | Hybrid / subscription |
| 12 | Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology | 52 | 34–90 | 0.76 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 13 | The Journal of Microbiology | 54 | 35–78 | 4.61 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 14 | Journal of Plant Biology | 55 | 32–90 | 2.85 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 15 | Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution | 56 | 34–108 | 2.38 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 16 | Cytoskeleton | 56 | 6–114 | 0.96 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 17 | Journal of Fluorescence | 57 | 43–76 | 4.00 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 18 | Journal of Ichthyology | 58 | 33–97 | 0.68 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 19 | SAR and QSAR in environmental research | 58 | 48–76 | 2.89 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 20 | Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology | 59 | 31–134 | 1.19 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 21 | Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology | 60 | 35–95 | 3.71 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 22 | Journal of Virology | 60 | 31–97 | 4.69 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 23 | Human Genome Variation | 60 | 42–108 | 1.87 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,190 |
| 24 | Plant Biotechnology Reports | 61 | 36–103 | 2.16 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 25 | Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing | 62 | 46–82 | 3.17 | ESCI, Scopus | Hybrid / subscription |
| 26 | Folia Microbiologica | 62 | 44–99 | 2.30 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 27 | The Plant Pathology Journal | 62 | 39–94 | 2.81 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$850 |
| 28 | Journal of Peptide Science | 63 | 42–97 | 3.18 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 29 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology | 64 | 12–109 | 3.45 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 30 | Biophysical Reviews | 64 | 38–88 | 4.32 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 31 | mSystems | 64 | 34–104 | 6.47 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,500 |
| 32 | Journal of Fish Diseases | 65 | 37–105 | 2.03 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 33 | BMB Reports | 65 | 47–90 | 4.67 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$550 |
| 34 | mSphere | 66 | 32–112 | 4.93 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,500 |
| 35 | International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics | 66 | 44–90 | 2.41 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 36 | Journal of NeuroVirology | 66 | 39–138 | 2.21 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 37 | Clinical Genetics | 67 | 46–100 | 2.10 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 38 | Phyton | 67 | 52–87 | 2.05 | SCIE | Open access |
| 39 | Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry | 68 | 49–98 | 3.98 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 40 | Mycobiology | 68 | 37–108 | 2.67 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,134 |
| 41 | Biomedical Optics Express | 69 | 54–84 | 3.51 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,913 |
| 42 | Applied and Environmental Microbiology | 70 | 35–107 | 4.54 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 43 | Biochemistry (Moscow) Supplement Series B Biomedical Chemistry | 70 | 31–132 | 0.47 | ESCI | Hybrid / subscription |
| 44 | Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology | 71 | 47–109 | 1.75 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 45 | Genes Chromosomes and Cancer | 71 | 43–103 | 1.73 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 46 | The Journal of Membrane Biology | 71 | 53–108 | 2.17 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 47 | Nanomedicine | 72 | 58–100 | 4.99 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 48 | Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy | 72 | 55–96 | 3.41 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 49 | Genes & Genomics | 72 | 41–107 | 1.91 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 50 | Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility | 72 | 46–110 | 2.71 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 51 | Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (The) | 72 | 52–105 | 1.27 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 52 | Microbiology Resource Announcements | 73 | 43–102 | 0.79 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 53 | Journal of physiological investigation. | 73 | 54–97 | 2.02 | SCIE, Scopus | Open access · APC ~US$3,000 |
| 54 | Genes and Environment | 73 | 46–111 | 2.43 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,590 |
| 55 | Transcription | 73 | 53–128 | 2.97 | Scopus | Hybrid / subscription |
| 56 | Current Nanoscience | 74 | 60–101 | 2.55 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 57 | Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications | 74 | 51–108 | 1.13 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 58 | Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists | 74 | 56–107 | 2.18 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 59 | Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy | 74 | 48–102 | 0.65 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 60 | International Journal of Stem Cells | 74 | 34–121 | 3.71 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 61 | Current Clinical Microbiology Reports | 74 | 42–120 | 6.28 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 62 | Molecular Medicine | 75 | 54–104 | 8.20 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,190 |
| 63 | Archives of Microbiology | 75 | 57–103 | 4.02 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 64 | Genes to Cells | 75 | 40–149 | 1.60 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 65 | Russian Journal of Developmental Biology | 75 | 54–147 | 0.37 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 66 | Journal of Bacteriology | 76 | 44–115 | 4.33 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 67 | Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences | 76 | 41–106 | 1.24 | ESCI, Scopus | Open access |
| 68 | Acta Parasitologica | 77 | 55–112 | 1.51 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 69 | Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening | 77 | 56–98 | 1.55 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 70 | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | 78 | 50–116 | 3.28 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 71 | Biochemistry (Moscow) | 78 | 44–107 | 1.84 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 72 | In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal | 78 | 53–116 | 2.30 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 73 | Physiological Reports | 78 | 51–114 | 2.30 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,050 |
| 74 | Drug Testing and Analysis | 78 | 49–128 | 2.80 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 75 | Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology | 78 | 56–110 | 13.6 | SCIE, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 76 | International Microbiology | 79 | 57–108 | 2.89 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 77 | Journal of Molecular Histology | 79 | 56–119 | 2.09 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 78 | Journal of General Plant Pathology | 79 | 49–118 | 1.68 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 79 | Helicobacter | 80 | 53–126 | 4.86 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 80 | Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability | 80 | 59–110 | 4.94 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,200 |
| 81 | Biocell | 80 | 65–97 | 1.83 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 82 | Plant Reproduction | 80 | 58–142 | 3.65 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 83 | Advances in Human Biology | 81 | 54–126 | 1.17 | ESCI, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 84 | Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry | 81 | 50–124 | 1.86 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 85 | Molecular Biology | 81 | 49–130 | 0.80 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 86 | AMB Express | 81 | 64–111 | 4.36 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,990 |
| 87 | Microbiology and Immunology | 81 | 51–128 | 1.52 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 88 | Biology Direct | 82 | 52–122 | 3.96 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,890 |
| 89 | Biodegradation | 82 | 59–122 | 3.55 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 90 | World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology | 82 | 59–124 | 4.58 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 91 | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine | 82 | 56–116 | 5.94 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,590 |
| 92 | Biopolymers | 82 | 51–125 | 3.01 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 93 | Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy | 82 | 55–102 | 6.51 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 94 | Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals | 82 | 56–147 | 0.61 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 95 | AQUATIC SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING | 82 | 58–111 | 1.18 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 96 | Histopathology | 83 | 54–124 | 3.35 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 97 | APOPTOSIS | 84 | 56–123 | 6.43 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 98 | Biomedical Chromatography | 84 | 58–120 | 1.70 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 99 | FEBS Letters | 84 | 50–135 | 2.98 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 100 | IUBMB Life | 84 | 56–124 | 2.90 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 101 | Photosynthesis Research | 84 | 57–122 | 3.13 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 102 | Cell Regeneration | 84 | 62–116 | 5.16 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 103 | Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology | 85 | 64–109 | 2.95 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 104 | Biology of the Cell | 85 | 49–151 | 1.82 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 105 | Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis | 85 | 67–118 | 2.49 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 106 | Expert Review of Proteomics | 85 | 60–120 | 3.66 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 107 | Chromosome Research | 85 | 62–112 | 2.49 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 108 | Microbial Biotechnology | 86 | 59–127 | 7.21 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$4,260 |
| 109 | Mycology: An International Journal on Fungal Biology | 86 | 65–120 | 5.59 | ESCI | Open access · APC ~US$1,165 |
| 110 | Protein and Peptide Letters | 86 | 68–108 | 4.64 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 111 | International Journal of Mycobacteriology | 86 | 63–101 | 1.28 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 112 | Development Growth & Differentiation | 86 | 52–138 | 1.06 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 113 | Channels | 86 | 53–106 | 4.00 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,306 |
| 114 | Prion | 86 | 59–106 | 2.31 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,993 |
| 115 | Journal of Molecular Modeling | 87 | 53–127 | 3.38 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 116 | Biological Procedures Online | 87 | 53–120 | 3.70 | SCIE | Open access · APC ~US$3,490 |
| 117 | Zoological Letters | 87 | 58–150 | 2.47 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,090 |
| 118 | Mammalian Genome | 88 | 59–128 | 2.21 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 119 | Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry | 88 | 66–129 | 4.00 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,306 |
| 120 | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 88 | 64–125 | 4.50 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 121 | Journal of Biomolecular NMR | 88 | 66–109 | 2.61 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 122 | Plant Physiology Reports | 89 | 56–118 | 2.28 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 123 | Marine Biotechnology | 89 | 56–152 | 2.41 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 124 | The Journal of Antibiotics | 89 | 62–126 | 2.40 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 125 | IET Systems Biology | 89 | 54–134 | 1.58 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,290 |
| 126 | Fly | 89 | 66–127 | 3.10 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,860 |
| 127 | Journal of Molecular Neuroscience | 90 | 57–135 | 2.71 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 128 | Journal of Basic Microbiology | 90 | 71–117 | 3.53 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 129 | Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes | 90 | 62–126 | 3.42 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 130 | Molecular Cytogenetics | 90 | 62–166 | 1.46 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,290 |
| 131 | Ichthyological Research | 90 | 59–145 | 1.03 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 132 | Bioresources and Bioprocessing | 91 | 72–114 | 6.69 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,890 |
| 133 | American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology | 91 | 50–163 | 5.39 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 134 | Photochemistry and Photobiology | 91 | 62–146 | 2.51 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 135 | Current Protein and Peptide Science | 91 | 69–114 | 1.76 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 136 | Acta Zoologica | 91 | 60–135 | 1.05 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 137 | Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering | 92 | 66–122 | 4.76 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 138 | Molecular Biology Reports | 92 | 63–122 | 3.26 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 139 | Reproductive Medicine and Biology | 92 | 49–133 | 4.12 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,850 |
| 140 | Current Bioinformatics | 92 | 70–116 | 2.02 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 141 | Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry | 92 | 58–146 | 1.79 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 142 | Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal | 92 | 65–117 | 6.83 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,230 |
| 143 | Daehan saengsik uihak hoeji/Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine | 92 | 68–146 | 1.61 | ESCI | Open access |
| 144 | Entomological Research | 92 | 62–156 | 1.15 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 145 | Zoomorphology | 92 | 74–130 | 0.95 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 146 | Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal (BBRJ) | 92 | 83–109 | 1.46 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 147 | ChemBioChem | 93 | 67–133 | 2.94 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 148 | Hereditas | 93 | 71–141 | 2.07 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,590 |
| 149 | Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology | 93 | 75–122 | 5.65 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 150 | Reviews in Medical Virology | 94 | 42–200 | 5.18 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 151 | Mycoses | 94 | 60–129 | 4.06 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 152 | Biological Rhythm Research | 94 | 62–138 | 0.75 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 153 | FASEB BioAdvances | 94 | 60–127 | 2.16 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,880 |
| 154 | Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling | 94 | 61–151 | 2.09 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 155 | GM crops & food | 94 | 73–135 | 5.25 | Scopus | Open access · APC ~US$2,650 |
| 156 | Microbial Ecology | 94 | 77–116 | 4.38 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 157 | Acta Physiologica | 95 | 8–186 | 3.80 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 158 | Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology | 95 | 55–138 | 3.03 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 159 | Journal of Liposome Research | 95 | 60–130 | 3.74 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 160 | Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Computational Molecular Science | 95 | 65–134 | 17.4 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 161 | Genetica | 95 | 74–138 | 1.43 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 162 | Reproduction in Domestic Animals | 96 | 60–156 | 1.56 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 163 | Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology | 96 | 70–148 | 3.26 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 164 | Journal of Human Genetics | 97 | 58–136 | 2.59 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 165 | Lipids in Health and Disease | 97 | 67–137 | 8.08 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,990 |
| 166 | Comprehensive physiology | 97 | 56–131 | 3.00 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 167 | Phytochemical Analysis | 97 | 60–141 | 4.21 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 168 | Biology Letters | 97 | 84–116 | 3.79 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 169 | Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts | 98 | 73–133 | 9.39 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,440 |
| 170 | Cytotechnology | 98 | 59–170 | 1.62 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 171 | New Zealand Journal of Botany | 98 | 62–142 | 2.26 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 172 | Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy | 98 | 70–129 | 1.55 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 173 | Inflammation Research | 98 | 74–131 | 5.05 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 174 | Neurogenetics | 98 | 69–139 | 1.96 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 175 | Current Gene Therapy | 98 | 71–128 | 4.28 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 176 | BioChip Journal | 98 | 75–127 | 7.03 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 177 | Journal of Biological Engineering | 99 | 70–132 | 4.66 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,890 |
| 178 | Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology | 99 | 65–141 | 5.24 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 179 | Journal of Comparative Physiology A | 99 | 72–140 | 2.23 | SCIE | Hybrid / subscription |
| 180 | Journal of Oral Microbiology | 100 | 71–146 | 3.97 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,428 |
| 181 | Plant Methods | 100 | 72–150 | 7.35 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,090 |
| 182 | Microbial Cell Factories | 100 | 76–137 | 7.72 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,590 |
| 183 | Neurochemical Research | 100 | 68–147 | 3.95 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 184 | Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics | 100 | 70–138 | 2.70 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 185 | Archives of Virology | 100 | 66–147 | 2.03 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 186 | Molecular Cancer | 100 | 73–155 | 29.6 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$5,090 |
| 187 | Current Drug Metabolism | 100 | 83–118 | 2.27 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 188 | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | 100 | 70–173 | 7.14 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$4,190 |
| 189 | Pharmacogenetics and Genomics | 100 | 70–146 | 2.00 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 190 | Current Genetics | 100 | 83–151 | 2.41 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 191 | Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences | 101 | 71–141 | 3.10 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 192 | Human Genomics | 101 | 64–157 | 3.73 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,290 |
| 193 | Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry | 101 | 75–144 | 4.32 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 194 | Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology | 101 | 73–142 | 3.48 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 195 | Electrophoresis | 101 | 72–156 | 2.26 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 196 | Journal of Medical Primatology | 101 | 59–156 | 0.38 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 197 | genesis | 101 | 62–153 | 1.33 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 198 | Peptide Science | 101 | 68–156 | 1.87 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 199 | BMC Plant Biology | 102 | 75–150 | 5.04 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,090 |
| 200 | Biology Bulletin | 102 | 67–170 | 0.60 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 201 | Journal of Chemical Ecology | 102 | 70–154 | 2.37 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 202 | Journal of Systematics and Evolution | 102 | 68–155 | 3.09 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 203 | Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 102 | 76–136 | 4.58 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 204 | EvoDevo | 102 | 78–138 | 4.68 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,690 |
| 205 | AIDS | 103 | 62–134 | 2.09 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 206 | In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant | 103 | 73–157 | 1.96 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 207 | Neural Regeneration Research | 103 | 54–131 | 5.61 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,500 |
| 208 | International Journal of Genomics | 103 | 69–176 | 1.25 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,380 |
| 209 | Journal of Pineal Research | 103 | 64–160 | 6.47 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 210 | Amyloid | 103 | 69–146 | 3.63 | JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 211 | Food and Environmental Virology | 103 | 64–160 | 3.39 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 212 | Redox Report | 103 | 85–133 | 8.17 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,993 |
| 213 | Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy | 104 | 69–164 | 4.08 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 214 | Inflammation | 104 | 73–139 | 5.53 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 215 | BioData Mining | 104 | 73–158 | 6.53 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,690 |
| 216 | American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology | 104 | 77–165 | 2.26 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 217 | Cytopathology | 104 | 65–151 | 1.14 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 218 | American Journal of Human Biology | 104 | 52–164 | 1.80 | SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 219 | Biomarkers | 104 | 71–152 | 2.58 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 220 | Pharmaceutical Biology | 104 | 68–157 | 6.71 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,557 |
| 221 | Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design | 105 | 81–138 | 1.94 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 222 | Mycopathologia | 105 | 77–157 | 3.36 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 223 | Biology of Sex Differences | 105 | 74–143 | 4.72 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,290 |
| 224 | Insect Science | 105 | 77–145 | 2.55 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 225 | Animal Cells and Systems | 105 | 73–170 | 4.19 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,459 |
| 226 | Network Modeling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics | 106 | 76–146 | 2.04 | Scopus | Hybrid / subscription |
| 227 | Gut Pathogens | 106 | 77–156 | 5.60 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,390 |
| 228 | Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology | 106 | 76–143 | 1.73 | SCIE | Hybrid / subscription |
| 229 | Journal of Biophotonics | 106 | 70–141 | 2.10 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 230 | Journal of Mass Spectrometry | 106 | 70–143 | 1.88 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 231 | Chromatographia | 106 | 71–136 | 1.85 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 232 | New Zealand Journal of Zoology | 106 | 77–170 | 0.68 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 233 | International Journal of Immunogenetics | 106 | 69–176 | 1.16 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 234 | Planta | 107 | 78–150 | 4.82 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 235 | Journal of Integrative Plant Biology | 107 | 49–166 | 8.84 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 236 | Bioanalysis | 107 | 77–140 | 2.71 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 237 | Molecular Oral Microbiology | 107 | 81–166 | 2.88 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 238 | Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research | 107 | 77–154 | 1.31 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,350 |
| 239 | Mycological Progress | 107 | 91–191 | 2.10 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 240 | Plant Cell Reports | 108 | 76–145 | 5.24 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 241 | BMC Biotechnology | 108 | 75–152 | 5.18 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,990 |
| 242 | Experimental and Applied Acarology | 108 | 80–161 | 1.96 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 243 | Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology | 108 | 75–165 | 7.00 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,690 |
| 244 | Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics | 108 | 80–135 | 4.45 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,175 |
| 245 | Virology Journal | 108 | 76–153 | 4.34 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,290 |
| 246 | International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience | 108 | 70–171 | 1.45 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 247 | Middle East Fertility Society Journal | 108 | 68–164 | 1.28 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 248 | Grassland Research | 108 | 76–154 | 1.91 | ESCI, Scopus | Open access |
| 249 | Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) | 109 | 78–146 | 2.66 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 250 | New Phytologist | 109 | 69–155 | 8.10 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 251 | Journal of Plant Registrations | 109 | 80–164 | 0.91 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 252 | Journal of Plant Interactions | 109 | 74–152 | 5.05 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,306 |
| 253 | Journal of Biological Physics | 109 | 83–151 | 2.96 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 254 | Clinical Dysmorphology | 109 | 81–144 | 0.46 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 255 | Epigenomics | 110 | 86–146 | 3.24 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 256 | Experimental Physiology | 110 | 58–172 | 2.55 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,940 |
| 257 | Journal of Phytopathology | 110 | 69–156 | 1.62 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 258 | Physiologia Plantarum | 110 | 74–147 | 4.78 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 259 | Pest Management Science | 110 | 75–148 | 3.52 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 260 | Platelets | 110 | 76–165 | 3.91 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,970 |
| 261 | Immunogenetics | 110 | 68–156 | 2.30 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 262 | Molecular Carcinogenesis | 111 | 70–154 | 3.14 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 263 | Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology | 111 | 81–174 | 4.91 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 264 | Free Radical Research | 111 | 71–168 | 3.08 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 265 | Prenatal Diagnosis | 112 | 81–162 | 2.06 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 266 | Journal of Applied Physiology | 112 | 72–177 | 3.42 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 267 | PROTOPLASMA | 112 | 73–154 | 2.36 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 268 | Stress Biology | 112 | 69–158 | 7.68 | ESCI, Scopus | Open access |
| 269 | Mycorrhiza | 112 | 79–146 | 3.23 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 270 | Journal of Food Safety | 112 | 87–138 | 3.02 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 271 | Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control | 112 | 86–158 | 3.61 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,190 |
| 272 | MicroRNA | 112 | 84–143 | 1.56 | ESCI, Scopus | Hybrid / subscription |
| 273 | Nucleus | 112 | 86–158 | 5.92 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,993 |
| 274 | Current Molecular Pharmacology | 112 | 86–136 | 8.78 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 275 | Microbiology Spectrum | 113 | 80–156 | 3.93 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,500 |
| 276 | The Journal of Physiology | 113 | 38–172 | 3.63 | Scopus | Hybrid / subscription |
| 277 | Current Medicinal Chemistry | 113 | 88–145 | 2.70 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 278 | Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology | 113 | 76–140 | 3.13 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 279 | BMC Microbiology | 114 | 77–169 | 4.27 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,990 |
| 280 | Journal of Nanobiotechnology | 114 | 86–162 | 13.3 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,790 |
| 281 | Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering | 114 | 82–152 | 3.07 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 282 | Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B | 114 | 80–154 | 4.84 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 283 | Ocean Science Journal | 114 | 82–142 | 1.70 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 284 | Amino Acids | 114 | 67–152 | 4.73 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,590 |
| 285 | Familial Cancer | 114 | 76–156 | 2.52 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 286 | BMC Genomic Data | 115 | 84–165 | 2.48 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,190 |
| 287 | Animal Models and Experimental Medicine | 115 | 89–156 | 2.54 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$2,000 |
| 288 | Hemoglobin | 115 | 63–190 | 0.80 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 289 | Open Biology | 115 | 90–160 | 4.72 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,839 |
| 290 | Functional & Integrative Genomics | 116 | 83–152 | 3.70 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 291 | Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution | 116 | 30–199 | 1.55 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 292 | Proteome Science | 116 | 78–249 | 9.75 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 293 | Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins | 117 | 74–176 | 4.75 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 294 | Biotechnology and Bioengineering | 117 | 78–160 | 3.86 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 295 | One Health Outlook | 117 | 72–192 | 4.31 | ESCI, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$1,690 |
| 296 | Mobile DNA | 117 | 80–171 | 3.07 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access · APC ~US$3,290 |
| 297 | Quantitative Biology | 117 | 90–147 | 3.63 | ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Open access |
| 298 | Glycoconjugate Journal | 117 | 74–164 | 3.25 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 299 | Neurophysiology | 117 | 90–158 | 0.33 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
| 300 | Human Mutation | 118 | 70–236 | 0.94 | SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024 | Hybrid / subscription |
The 300 fastest of 759 journals are shown. The box shows the middle half of each journal's papers and the dark line its median, on a scale from 0 to at least a year. *Impact factor: 2-year citedness from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value. Quartiles are not shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be. Indexing from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR lists, matched by name.
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