50 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
50 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 6 are Q1 and 8 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 38% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 17 weeks. Most are published in United Kingdom (7), Russia (4) and Colombia (3). 92% accept manuscripts in English and 30% accept at least one other language.
All 50 free-to-publish journals in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horticulture Advances 2948-1104 | Q1 | 1.601 | 12 | Springer | Singapore | 18 wk |
| 2 | Journal of Ginseng Research 1226-8453 | Q1 | 1.492 | 77 | Elsevier | Netherlands | 32 wk |
| 3 | Life Metabolism 2755-0230 | Q1 | 1.341 | 12 | Oxford University Press | United Kingdom | 10 wk |
| 4 | Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine 1551-4056 | Q1 | 1.144 | 79 | Yale University | United States | 20 wk |
| 5 | Journal of Law and the Biosciences 2053-9711 | Q1 | 1.077 | 38 | Oxford University Press | United Kingdom | 13 wk |
| 6 | Biophysics Reports 2364-3420 | Q1 | 1.008 | 12 | Science Press | China | 8 wk |
| 7 | Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow 2383-8337 · 2288-8721 | Q2 | 0.892 | 10 | Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society | South Korea | 15 wk |
| 8 | BIO Integration 2712-0082 | Q2 | 0.859 | 18 | Compuscript Ltd | Ireland | 17 wk |
| 9 | Laboratory Animal Research 1738-6055 · 2233-7660 | Q2 | 0.842 | 30 | BMC | United Kingdom | 8 wk |
| 10 | Forensic Sciences Research 2096-1790 · 2471-1411 | Q2 | 0.588 | 38 | Oxford University Press | United Kingdom | 26 wk |
| 11 | BioMedicine 2211-8020 · 2211-8039 | Q2 | 0.585 | 38 | China Medical University | Taiwan | 24 wk |
| 12 | BioImpacts 2228-5652 · 2228-5660 | Q2 | 0.568 | 50 | Tabriz University of Medical Sciences | Iran | 5 wk |
| 13 | Journal of Cotton Research 2096-5044 · 2523-3254 | Q2 | 0.552 | 24 | BMC | United Kingdom | 15 wk |
| 14 | BMC Proceedings 1753-6561 | Q2 | 0.519 | 29 | BMC | United Kingdom | 10 wk |
| 15 | Wellcome Open Research 2398-502X | Q3 | 0.457 | 59 | Wellcome | United Kingdom | 5 wk |
| 16 | South African Journal of Science 0038-2353 · 1996-7489 | Q3 | 0.407 | 75 | Academy of Science of South Africa | South Africa | 52 wk |
| 17 | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2221-1691 · 2588-9222 | Q3 | 0.398 | 95 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 12 wk |
| 18 | Iranian Biomedical Journal 1028-852X · 2008-823X | Q3 | 0.376 | 45 | Pasteur Institute of Iran | Iran | 8 wk |
| 19 | Tropical Life Sciences Research 1985-3718 · 2180-4249 | Q3 | 0.368 | 32 | Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | 20 wk |
| 20 | Journal of Bio-X Research 2096-5672 · 2577-3585 | Q3 | 0.367 | 10 | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | United States | 16 wk |
| 21 | Karbala International Journal of Modern Science 2405-609X · 2405-6103 | Q3 | 0.349 | 35 | University of Kerbala | Iraq | 12 wk |
| 22 | Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции 2500-0462 · 2500-3259 | Q3 | 0.342 | 20 | Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders | Russia | 8 wk |
| 23 | Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology 2322-5718 · 2322-5726 | Q3 | 0.339 | 11 | Mashhad University of Medical Sciences | Iran | 12 wk |
| 24 | ARO-The Scientific Journal of Koya University 2410-9355 · 2307-549X | Q3 | 0.311 | 12 | Koya University | Iraq | 8 wk |
| 25 | Comptes Rendus Biologies 1768-3238 | Q3 | 0.299 | 103 | Académie des sciences | France | 9 wk |
| 26 | Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud 0120-4157 · 2590-7379 | Q3 | 0.271 | 37 | Instituto Nacional de Salud | Colombia | 32 wk |
| 27 | Communication in Biomathematical Sciences 2549-2896 | Q3 | 0.252 | 11 | Indonesian Bio-Mathematical Society | Indonesia | 24 wk |
| 28 | Uniciencia 1011-0275 · 2215-3470 | Q3 | 0.252 | 11 | Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 40 wk |
| 29 | Archives of Biological Sciences 0354-4664 · 1821-4339 | Q3 | 0.249 | 35 | University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad | Serbia | 20 wk |
| 30 | European Journal of Biology 2602-2575 · 2618-6144 | Q3 | 0.23 | 7 | Istanbul University Press | Türkiye | 23 wk |
| 31 | Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences 2528-9691 | Q4 | 0.225 | 7 | Trakya University | Türkiye | 12 wk |
| 32 | La Granja: Revista de Ciencias de la Vida 1390-3799 · 1390-8596 | Q4 | 0.203 | 11 | Universidad Politécnica Salesiana | Ecuador | 12 wk |
| 33 | Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine 2589-627X · 2589-6288 | Q4 | 0.183 | 12 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 28 wk |
| 34 | Natures Sciences Sociétés 1240-1307 · 1765-2979 | Q4 | 0.179 | 24 | EDP Sciences | France | 52 wk |
| 35 | Bonplandia 0524-0476 · 1853-8460 | Q4 | 0.178 | 6 | Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste | Argentina | 8 wk |
| 36 | Журнал Сибирского федерального университета: Серия Биология 1997-1389 · 2313-5530 | Q4 | 0.178 | 6 | Siberian Federal University | Russia | 24 wk |
| 37 | Український антарктичний журнал 1727-7485 · 2415-3087 | Q4 | 0.175 | 6 | State Institution National Antarctic Scientific Center | Ukraine | 10 wk |
| 38 | Biomath 1314-684X · 1314-7218 | Q4 | 0.173 | 8 | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics | Bulgaria | 20 wk |
| 39 | International Journal of Medical Biochemistry 2587-2362 · 2618-642X | Q4 | 0.173 | 7 | KARE Publishing | Türkiye | 18 wk |
| 40 | Ukrainian Botanical Journal 0372-4123 · 2415-8860 | Q4 | 0.167 | 6 | Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" | Ukraine | 10 wk |
| 41 | Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 0370-3908 · 2382-4980 | Q4 | 0.162 | 14 | Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales | Colombia | 28 wk |
| 42 | Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences 1679-9283 · 1807-863X | Q4 | 0.158 | 29 | Universidade Estadual de Maringá | Brazil | 32 wk |
| 43 | Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Biologia 2065-9512 | Q4 | 0.158 | 4 | Cluj University Press | Romania | 34 wk |
| 44 | Mass Spectrometry Letters 2233-4203 · 2093-8950 | Q4 | 0.156 | 13 | Korean Society for Mass Spectrometry | South Korea | 6 wk |
| 45 | Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica 0123-4226 · 2619-2551 | Q4 | 0.152 | 8 | Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales | Colombia | 52 wk |
| 46 | Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences 1679-9291 · 1807-8648 | Q4 | 0.151 | 14 | Universidade Estadual de Maringá | Brazil | 40 wk |
| 47 | Indian Journal of Pain 0970-5333 · 2321-7820 | Q4 | 0.151 | 3 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 23 wk |
| 48 | Biologica Nyssana 2217-4478 · 2217-4605 | Q4 | 0.14 | 5 | University of Niš | Serbia | 16 wk |
| 49 | Учёные записки Казанского университета: Серия Естественные науки 2542-064X · 2500-218X | Q4 | 0.14 | 10 | Kazan Federal University | Russia | 17 wk |
| 50 | Сибирский научный медицинский журнал 2410-2512 · 2410-2520 | Q4 | 0.128 | 7 | Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch Publishing House | Russia | 12 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top publishers
- BMC 3
- Oxford University Press 3
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 3
- Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2
- Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 1
- Académie des sciences 1
About this list
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
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