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Current Protocols in Chemical Biology
Current Protocols in Chemical Biology is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc.
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ISSN 2160-4762Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
Cost to publish: About US$5,050 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Current Protocols in Chemical Biology indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2013–2020).
What is the impact factor of Current Protocols in Chemical Biology?
Current Protocols in Chemical Biology has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Current Protocols in Chemical Biology?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$5,050 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 in Chemical Biology and what is its ISSN?
Current Protocols in Chemical Biology is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. Its ISSN is 2160-4762.
Is Current Protocols in Chemical Biology in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Current Protocols in Chemical Biology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Current Protocols in Chemical Biology for 8 years, between 2013 and 2020. Coverage ended in 2020, 6 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 236 works and 4,366 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2020, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2020, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Current Protocols in Chemical Biology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Current Protocols in Chemical Biology has an h-index of 31 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Current Protocols in Chemical Biology published 21 papers in 2020; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 28. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Current Protocols in Chemical Biology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2020. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 2020
- 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.
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