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Protein Engineering
Protein Engineering is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Oxford University Press.
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ISSN 0269-2139Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Cost to publish: About US$4,656 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 Protein Engineering indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1991–2003 (also 1987–1989)).
What is the impact factor of Protein Engineering?
Protein Engineering 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 Protein Engineering?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,656 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 Protein Engineering and what is its ISSN?
Protein Engineering is published by Oxford University Press. Its ISSN is 0269-2139.
Is Protein Engineering in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Protein Engineering open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Protein Engineering for 16 years, between 1987 and 2003, with 1 year in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2003, 23 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Protein Engineering? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Protein Engineering has an h-index of 159 and a 2-year mean of 3.02 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Protein Engineering published 21 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 68. 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.
Who publishes in Protein Engineering? — latest 98 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United States (48.5%), Germany (9.2%) and Canada (4.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Protein Engineering? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2003. 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 2003
- 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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