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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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CELL BIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
ISSN 1065-6995 eISSN 1095-8355
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 3.100 | 3.500 | 0.470 | Q3 | WILEY |
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BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN 0006-2960 eISSN 1520-4995
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 3.000 | 2.800 | 0.630 | Q3 | AMER CHEMICAL SOC |
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CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
ISSN 1467-3037 eISSN 1467-3045
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 3.000 | 3.200 | 0.550 | Q3 | MDPI |
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IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
ISSN 0818-9641 eISSN 1440-1711
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 3.000 | 3.900 | 0.500 | Q3 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY
ISSN 0021-9193 eISSN 1098-5530
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Microbiology | 3.000 | 3.200 | 0.690 | Q3 | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY |
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MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0300-8584 eISSN 1432-1831
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Microbiology | 3.000 | 3.500 | 0.940 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0161-5890 eISSN 1872-9142
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Immunology | 3.000 | 3.400 | 0.680 | Q3 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0008-8749 eISSN 1090-2163
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Immunology | 2.900 | 3.800 | 0.650 | Q3 | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
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INTERNATIONAL REVIEWS OF IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0883-0185 eISSN 1563-5244
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Immunology | 2.900 | 4.200 | 0.460 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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CHEMBIOCHEM
ISSN 1439-4227 eISSN 1439-7633
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.800 | 3.000 | 0.570 | Q3 | WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH |
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IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN 0165-2478 eISSN 1879-0542
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Immunology | 2.800 | 3.400 | 0.630 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY
ISSN 1357-2725 eISSN 1878-5875
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 2.800 | 3.800 | 0.590 | Q3 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN 0730-2312 eISSN 1097-4644
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.800 | 2.600 | 0.520 | Q3 | WILEY |
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Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
ISSN 2090-5920 eISSN 2090-5920
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.800 | 3.900 | 0.700 | Q3 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
ISSN 0301-4851 eISSN 1573-4978
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 2.800 | 2.800 | 0.480 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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BIOTECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN 0885-4513 eISSN 1470-8744
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.700 | 3.400 | 0.580 | Q3 | WILEY |
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BMC IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN N/A eISSN 1471-2172
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Immunology | 2.700 | 3.100 | 0.580 | Q3 | BMC |
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BMC Molecular and Cell Biology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2661-8850
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 2.700 | 2.500 | 0.420 | Q3 | BMC |
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CELL BIOCHEMISTRY AND FUNCTION
ISSN 0263-6484 eISSN 1099-0844
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.700 | 3.000 | 0.430 | Q3 | WILEY |
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CRYPTOGAMIE MYCOLOGIE
ISSN 0181-1584 eISSN 1776-100X
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Microbiology | 2.700 | 2.400 | 0.660 | Q3 | ADAC-CRYPTOGAMIE |
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Current Clinical Microbiology Reports
ISSN 2196-5471 eISSN 2196-5471
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Microbiology | 2.700 | 2.800 | 0.670 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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Environmental Microbiology Reports
ISSN 1758-2229 eISSN 1758-2229
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Microbiology | 2.700 | 3.400 | 0.570 | Q3 | WILEY |
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HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
ISSN 1080-7039 eISSN 1549-7860
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.700 | 3.900 | 0.680 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0233-111X eISSN 1521-4028
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Microbiology | 2.700 | 3.500 | 0.610 | Q3 | WILEY |
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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
ISSN 0270-7306 eISSN 1098-5549
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 2.700 | 4.300 | 0.540 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
ISSN 1059-1524 eISSN 1939-4586
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 2.700 | 2.900 | 0.490 | Q3 | AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY |
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ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0302-8933 eISSN 1432-072X
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Microbiology | 2.600 | 2.800 | 0.620 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0343-8651 eISSN 1432-0991
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Microbiology | 2.600 | 2.600 | 0.610 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology
ISSN 2062-8633 eISSN 2062-8633
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Microbiology | 2.600 | 3.300 | 0.550 | Q3 | AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT |
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Evolutionary Intelligence
ISSN 1864-5909 eISSN 1864-5917
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.600 | 2.600 | 0.400 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 1066-5234 eISSN 1550-7408
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Microbiology | 2.600 | 2.500 | 0.600 | Q3 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 1225-8873 eISSN 1976-3794
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Microbiology | 2.600 | 3.000 | 0.660 | Q3 | MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETY KOREA |
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MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0950-382X eISSN 1365-2958
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Microbiology | 2.600 | 3.200 | 0.570 | Q3 | WILEY |
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MYCOLOGIA
ISSN 0027-5514 eISSN 1557-2536
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Microbiology | 2.600 | 2.700 | 0.810 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN 0003-2697 eISSN 1096-0309
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.500 | 2.700 | 0.650 | Q3 | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
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ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY
ISSN 0304-8608 eISSN 1432-8798
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Microbiology | 2.500 | 2.200 | 0.650 | Q3 | SPRINGER WIEN |
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BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS
ISSN 8756-7938 eISSN 1520-6033
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.500 | 2.700 | 0.540 | Q3 | WILEY |
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CELL BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
ISSN 1085-9195 eISSN 1559-0283
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.500 | 2.300 | 0.440 | Q3 | HUMANA PRESS INC |
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CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY
ISSN 1612-1872 eISSN 1612-1880
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.500 | 2.600 | 0.450 | Q3 | WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH |
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ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN 0717-3458 eISSN 0717-3458
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.500 | 2.700 | 0.570 | Q3 | PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA VALPARAISO |
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FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN 1330-9862 eISSN 1334-2606
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.500 | 3.300 | 0.510 | Q3 | FACULTY FOOD TECHNOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY |
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JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
ISSN 0960-0760 eISSN 1879-1220
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 2.500 | 3.200 | 0.670 | Q3 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN 1073-6085 eISSN 1559-0305
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.500 | 2.700 | 0.490 | Q3 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 1046-7408 eISSN 1600-0897
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Immunology | 2.400 | 3.000 | 0.620 | Q3 | WILEY |
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Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics
ISSN 1744-117X eISSN 1878-0407
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.400 | 2.800 | 0.620 | Q3 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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Future Microbiology
ISSN 1746-0913 eISSN 1746-0921
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Microbiology | 2.400 | 2.500 | 0.440 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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IMMUNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
ISSN 0882-0139 eISSN 1532-4311
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Immunology | 2.400 | 2.200 | 0.510 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN 0268-2575 eISSN 1097-4660
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.400 | 2.800 | 0.400 | Q3 | WILEY |
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VIROLOGY
ISSN 0042-6822 eISSN 1089-862X
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Microbiology | 2.400 | 2.500 | 0.720 | Q3 | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
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CLINICAL GENETICS
ISSN 0009-9163 eISSN 1399-0004
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.300 | 3.200 | 0.630 | Q3 | WILEY |
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European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
ISSN 1764-1489 eISSN 1764-1489
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Immunology | 2.300 | 2.000 | 0.570 | Q3 | EDRA SPA |
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FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY
ISSN 1087-1845 eISSN 1096-0937
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.300 | 3.000 | 0.750 | Q3 | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
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GEN Biotechnology
ISSN 2768-1572 eISSN 2768-1556
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.300 | 2.300 | 0.510 | Q3 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 1139-6709 eISSN 1618-1905
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Microbiology | 2.300 | 2.700 | 0.560 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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Journal of Political Ecology
ISSN 1073-0451 eISSN 1073-0451
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.300 | 2.800 | 0.480 | Q3 | UNIV ARIZONA LIBRARIES |
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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN 0006-291X eISSN 1090-2104
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.630 | Q3 | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
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FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN 0378-1097 eISSN 1574-6968
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Microbiology | 2.200 | 2.400 | 0.490 | Q3 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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G3-Genes Genomes Genetics
ISSN 2160-1836 eISSN 2160-1836
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.590 | Q3 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0198-8859 eISSN 1879-1166
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Immunology | 2.200 | 2.400 | 0.560 | Q3 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN 0889-8561 eISSN 1557-8607
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Immunology | 2.200 | 2.600 | 0.570 | Q3 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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Microbiology Research
ISSN N/A eISSN 2036-7481
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Microbiology | 2.200 | 2.100 | 1.310 | Q3 | MDPI |
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BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN 0141-5492 eISSN 1573-6776
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.100 | 2.500 | 0.440 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY
ISSN 0269-7653 eISSN 1573-8477
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.100 | 1.900 | 0.480 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0954-0105 eISSN 1465-3443
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Immunology | 2.100 | 2.200 | 0.400 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Genetics Research
ISSN 0016-6723 eISSN 1469-5073
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.100 | 2.000 | 0.460 | Q3 | WILEY |
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LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0266-8254 eISSN 1472-765X
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Microbiology | 2.100 | 2.400 | 0.470 | Q3 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS
ISSN 1617-4615 eISSN 1617-4623
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.100 | 2.200 | 0.560 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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REVISTA ARGENTINA DE MICROBIOLOGIA
ISSN 0325-7541 eISSN 1851-7617
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Microbiology | 2.100 | 1.900 | 0.510 | Q3 | ASOCIACION ARGENTINA MICROBIOLOGIA |
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BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY
ISSN 0305-1978 eISSN 1873-2925
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.000 | 1.700 | 0.480 | Q3 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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BMC Medical Genomics
ISSN N/A eISSN 1755-8794
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.000 | 2.400 | 0.600 | Q3 | BMC |
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CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN 1015-8987 eISSN 1421-9778
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.000 | 0.000 | 0.510 | Q3 | Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co |
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COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
ISSN 1585-8553 eISSN 1588-2756
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.440 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT
ISSN 1520-541X eISSN 1525-142X
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.000 | 2.300 | 0.700 | Q3 | WILEY |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 1466-5026 eISSN 1466-5034
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Microbiology | 2.000 | 2.200 | 0.480 | Q3 | MICROBIOLOGY SOC |
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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0022-2615 eISSN 1473-5644
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Microbiology | 2.000 | 2.500 | 0.500 | Q3 | MICROBIOLOGY SOC |
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ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0125-877X eISSN 2228-8694
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Immunology | 1.900 | 2.300 | 0.510 | Q3 | ALLERGY IMMUNOL SOC THAILAND |
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Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews
ISSN 0264-8725 eISSN 2046-5556
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.900 | 2.100 | 0.370 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Ecologies
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-4133
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.900 | 1.800 | 0.490 | Q3 | MDPI |
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GAIA-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
ISSN 0940-5550 eISSN 2625-5413
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.900 | 1.900 | 0.330 | Q3 | OEKOM VERLAG GMBH |
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GEOMICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL
ISSN 0149-0451 eISSN 1521-0529
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Microbiology | 1.900 | 2.400 | 0.420 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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International Journal of Genomics
ISSN 2314-436X eISSN 2314-4378
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.900 | 2.500 | 0.500 | Q3 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED GENETICS
ISSN 1234-1983 eISSN 2190-3883
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.900 | 2.000 | 0.460 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques
ISSN 2263-8733 eISSN 2263-8733
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Microbiology | 1.900 | 2.100 | 0.450 | Q3 | SPRINGER FRANCE |
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JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS
ISSN 0167-7012 eISSN 1872-8359
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Microbiology | 1.900 | 2.200 | 0.480 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
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PREPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN 1082-6068 eISSN 1532-2297
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.900 | 2.400 | 0.490 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Biochemia Medica
ISSN 1330-0962 eISSN 1846-7482
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.800 | 3.800 | 0.950 | Q3 | CROATIAN SOC MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY & LABORATORY MEDICINE |
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CHEMISTRY AND ECOLOGY
ISSN 0275-7540 eISSN 1029-0370
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 1.700 | 0.380 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 1018-2438 eISSN 1423-0097
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Immunology | 1.800 | 2.300 | 0.490 | Q3 | KARGER |
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INTERVIROLOGY
ISSN 0300-5526 eISSN 1423-0100
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Microbiology | 1.800 | 2.000 | 0.440 | Q3 | KARGER |
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY
ISSN 0098-0331 eISSN 1573-1561
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 2.400 | 0.540 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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Journal of Community Genetics
ISSN 1868-310X eISSN 1868-6001
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.800 | 2.100 | 0.460 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION
ISSN 0022-2844 eISSN 1432-1432
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 3.000 | 0.490 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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Journal of Software-Evolution and Process
ISSN 2047-7473 eISSN 2047-7481
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 2.200 | 0.410 | Q3 | WILEY |
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Algorithms for Molecular Biology
ISSN N/A eISSN 1748-7188
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 1.700 | 1.500 | 0.390 | Q3 | BMC |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A
ISSN 1552-4825 eISSN 1552-4833
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.700 | 2.000 | 0.470 | Q3 | WILEY |
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ECOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1040-7413 eISSN 1532-6969
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.700 | 2.400 | 0.690 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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European Journal of Medical Genetics
ISSN 1769-7212 eISSN 1878-0849
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.700 | 1.800 | 0.470 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
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Genes & Genomics
ISSN 1976-9571 eISSN 2092-9293
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.700 | 1.800 | 0.410 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND NUTRITION
ISSN 0912-0009 eISSN 1880-5086
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.700 | 1.900 | 0.420 | Q3 | JOURNAL CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY & NUTRITION |
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TROPICAL ECOLOGY
ISSN 0564-3295 eISSN 2661-8982
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.700 | 1.700 | 0.410 | Q3 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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