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African Journal of Biotechnology

African Journal of Biotechnology is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Academic Journals.

ISSN 1684-5315Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Academic Journals

Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
Not listed in Web of Science.
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Not listed in ABDC.
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
FT50Financial Times research list
Not listed in FT50.
UT DallasUTD top-100 business research
Not listed in UT Dallas.
ONOS · APC coveredOne Nation One Subscription (Govt of India)
Not in the ONOS APC-supported list.
Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.

Is African Journal of Biotechnology indexed in Scopus? No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2002–2011).

What is the impact factor of African Journal of Biotechnology? African Journal of Biotechnology has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for Web of Science SCIE and SSCI titles — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.

Is African Journal of Biotechnology in Web of Science? No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is African Journal of Biotechnology open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

Impact & reach — open metrics via OpenAlex

135
h-index
108.31
2-yr mean citations
5,857
i10-index
12,628
works indexed
219,106
total citations
Papers published per year
02505002017: 263 papers26320172018: 170 papers17020182019: 118 papers11820192020: 96 papers9620202021: 53 papers5320212022: 38 papers3820222023: 37 papers3720232024: 12 papers1220242025: 12 papers1220252026: 18 papers so far182026*

African Journal of Biotechnology published 12 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 263. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics
Plant tissue culture and regenerationEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Production and Characterization

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-09-24.

Who publishes here — latest 77 articles, 2022–2026

Author countriesNigeriaNigeria19.6%KenyaKenya11.8%ChinaChina6.8%CameroonCameroon6.5%Côte d’IvoireCôte d’Ivoire5.5%GhanaGhana5.2% Most frequent institutions (papers)Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyJomo Kenyatta University of Agr…6Egerton UniversityEgerton University5Cheikh Anta Diop UniversityCheikh Anta Diop University3University of NairobiUniversity of Nairobi3Université Nangui AbrogouaUniversité Nangui Abrogoua3

In its latest 77 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from Nigeria (19.6%), Kenya (11.8%) and China (6.8%). Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Integrity signals — indicators, not proof of misconduct

  • Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2011
  • Retracted papers None recorded

Retractions and authorship from OpenAlex; Scopus status from the Scopus source list. A signal marks something to look at more closely; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Scopus source ↗ ISSN Portal · 1684-5315 ↗

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