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Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
ISSN 1940-3402 · eISSN 1559-6095 · Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols: subscription journal; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols is published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Molecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.3%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.1%
- DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry5.7%
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry4.9%
- Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Protein purification and stabilityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Q3 | 128/223 | 42nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,345OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.6OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,651 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 4 | 3,793 |
| 2025 | 71 | 4 | 5,737 |
| 2024 | 235 | 41 | 6,634 |
| 2023 | 308 | 63 | 6,435 |
| 2022 | 176 | 42 | 6,450 |
| 2021 | 172 | 34 | 6,243 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
- ISSN
- 1940-3402
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-6095
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
Which databases index Cold Spring Harbor Protocols?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cold Spring Harbor Protocols is indexed in Scopus.
Is Cold Spring Harbor Protocols open access, and what is the APC?
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .