Journal metric profile

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.200 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q4 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 296/319 Recorded category rank

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY metric snapshot

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.200. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.200, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q4 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 296 out of 319 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 93% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q4. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 1.200 in this record. The Impact Factor without journal self-citations is the same as the listed standard value at the displayed precision. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.180. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for MOLECULAR BIOLOGY lists total cites: 1,591; total articles: 104; citable items: 105. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 8.5 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 8.3 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0026-8933 and electronic ISSN 1608-3245. The publisher is recorded as PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameMOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Abbreviated journalMOL BIOL+
PublisherPLEIADES PUBLISHING INC
Metric year2025
Overall rank12,283
ISSN0026-8933
eISSN1608-3245
Total cites1,591
Total articles104
Citable items105
Cited half-life8.5 years
Citing half-life8.3 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.200
5-Year Impact Factor1.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.200
Journal Citation Indicator0.180
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ4
JCR category rank296/319
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for MOLECULAR BIOLOGY is 1.200 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY?

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY is listed with quartile Q4 and category rank 296/319. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for MOLECULAR BIOLOGY is 1.200. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes MOLECULAR BIOLOGY?

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY is listed in this directory as being published by PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.