Journal profile · Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
ISSN 1935-472X · eISSN 1937-8661 · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 2007
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News: subscription journal; review 3–6 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 224 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects, Biotechnology and Related Fields and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.4%
- Biotechnology and Related FieldsMedicine9.4%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.5%
- Protein purification and stabilityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.1%
- Virus-based gene therapy researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Molecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management of Technology and Innovation | Q4 | 309/317 | — |
| Biotechnology | Q4 | 318/325 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | Q4 | 336/342 | — |
| Bioengineering | Q4 | 166/168 | — |
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
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 247LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,824 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 105 | 0 | 114 |
| 2025 | 224 | 1 | 179 |
| 2024 | 219 | 5 | 167 |
| 2023 | 222 | 0 | 180 |
| 2022 | 233 | 0 | 187 |
| 2021 | 285 | 0 | 208 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1935-472X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1937-8661
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
How long does peer review take at Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News?
Authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News is indexed in Scopus.
Is Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News open access, and what is the APC?
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News 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, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .