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Current Protocols

Current Protocols is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.4), WoS ESCI. Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2691-1299Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc

Scopus · Q1WoS · ESCI

4.4

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 20 of 79 · 75th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

Cost to publish: About US$4,890 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free

ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2021–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

4.4

SJR · SCImago

1.039

Q1 SJR quartile

H-index

157

Best quartile

Q1 · 75th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all)	20 / 79	75th	Q1
Medical Laboratory Technology	14 / 42	67th	Q2
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)	88 / 223	60th	Q2
Immunology and Microbiology (all)	27 / 63	57th	Q2
Health Informatics	78 / 168	53rd	Q2
Neuroscience (all)	62 / 112	45th	Q3

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Collections

ESCI

Quick answers

Is Current Protocols indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2021–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.4.

What quartile is Current Protocols in Scopus?

Current Protocols is Q1 in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all) (rank 20 of 79), Q2 in Medical Laboratory Technology (rank 14 of 42) and Q2 in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all) (rank 88 of 223), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 6 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Current Protocols?

Current Protocols is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, 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 4.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 75th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.039, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 157.

How much does it cost to publish in Current Protocols?

The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,890 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.

Who publishes Current Protocols and what is its ISSN?

Current Protocols is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. Its ISSN is 2691-1299.

Is Current Protocols in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.

Is Current Protocols open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is Current Protocols? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Current Protocols has an h-index of 50 and a 2-year mean of 2.25 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #26 of 77 Scopus journals in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all).

h-index

2.25

2-yr mean citations

393

i10-index

1,639

works indexed

20,339

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

US$4,890

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#26 of 77 Top 34% Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all)

#11 of 42 Top 27% Medical Laboratory Technology

#96 of 221 Top 44% Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)

Papers published per year

Current Protocols published 222 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2023 with 334. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

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.

Who publishes in Current Protocols? — latest 99 articles, 2026

In its latest 99 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (35.8%), India (10.6%) and Brazil (9.4%).

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Current Protocols? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged

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.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ Web of Science ↗ ISSN Portal · 2691-1299 ↗

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