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Molecular Systems Biology
Molecular Systems Biology is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 11.7), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme, which pays the article processing charge for authors at eligible institutions. Published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
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Quick answers
Is Molecular Systems Biology indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2005–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 11.7.
What quartile is Molecular Systems Biology in Scopus?
Molecular Systems Biology is Q1 in Applied Mathematics (rank 18 of 680), Q1 in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all) (rank 8 of 235) and Q1 in Computational Theory and Mathematics (rank 14 of 203), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 6 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Molecular Systems Biology?
Molecular Systems Biology 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 11.7, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 97th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 4.229, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 185.
How much does it cost to publish in Molecular Systems Biology?
For authors at Indian institutions covered by One Nation One Subscription (ONOS), the article processing charge is paid by the scheme. The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$7,990 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Molecular Systems Biology and what is its ISSN?
Molecular Systems Biology is published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. Its ISSN is 1744-4292.
Is Molecular Systems Biology covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. ONOS also covers its article processing charge for authors at eligible institutions.
Is Molecular Systems Biology in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Molecular Systems Biology open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Molecular Systems Biology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Molecular Systems Biology has an h-index of 219 and a 2-year mean of 7.57 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 11.7, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #16 of 621 Scopus journals in Applied Mathematics.
219
h-index
7.57
2-yr mean citations
1,337
i10-index
1,670
works indexed
207,918
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$7,990
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#16 of 621Top 3%Applied Mathematics
#6 of 224Top 3%Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
#8 of 178Top 5%Computational Theory and Mathematics
Papers published per year
Molecular Systems Biology published 99 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
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 Molecular Systems Biology? — latest 100 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (23.9%), China (12%) and Germany (11.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Molecular Systems Biology? — 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 papersNone recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone 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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