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Molecular BioSystems
Molecular BioSystems is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Royal Society of Chemistry.
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ISSN 1742-2051Verify ISSN ↗1742-206XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Molecular BioSystems indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2005–2017).
What is the impact factor of Molecular BioSystems?
Molecular BioSystems 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.
Who publishes Molecular BioSystems and what is its ISSN?
Molecular BioSystems is published by Royal Society of Chemistry. Its print ISSN is 1742-2051 and its online ISSN is 1742-206X.
Is Molecular BioSystems in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Molecular BioSystems open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Molecular BioSystems for 13 years, between 2005 and 2017. Coverage ended in 2017, 9 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 3,706 works and 119,023 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2026, 9 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2017. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is Molecular BioSystems? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Molecular BioSystems has an h-index of 127 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
127
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
2,413
i10-index
3,706
works indexed
119,023
total citations
Molecular BioSystems published 328 papers in 2017; its busiest recent year was 2011 with 382. 2026* is the year so far.
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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 Molecular BioSystems? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2017. 4 retracted papers are recorded (1.1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2017
- Retracted papers 4 · 1.1 per 1,000 papers
- 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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