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Channels is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 6.4), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd..
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ISSN 1933-6950Verify ISSN ↗1933-6969Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Cost to publish: Checking DOAJ for article charges…
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biophysics | 36 / 155 | 77th | Q1 |
| Biochemistry | 154 / 448 | 65th | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2007–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 6.4.
Channels is Q1 in Biophysics (rank 36 of 155) and Q2 in Biochemistry (rank 154 of 448), by CiteScore 2025.
Channels is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 6.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 77th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.320, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 59.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,306 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Channels is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1933-6950 and its online ISSN is 1933-6969.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Channels has an h-index of 68 and a 2-year mean of 3.89 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #28 of 154 Scopus journals in Biophysics.
Channels published 27 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 73. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 99 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from China (29.8%), United States (29.1%) and Canada (6.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (1.9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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