Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry
Small GTPases
ISSN 2154-1248 · eISSN 2154-1256 · Taylor & Francis
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Small GTPases: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 15, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Small GTPases is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling, Cellular transport and secretion and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, together about 65.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
*Please note that Small GTPases converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 14 (2023). Previous volumes will continue to provide access through a Pay to Read model. Small GTPases have emerged as key signal transducing proteins involved in every facet of cell and organismal biology. To reflect their prominence in health and disease, the journal Small GTPases aims to be a dedicated forum for the sharing of information at the forefront of the field, covering a broad range of research including cell and in vivo biology, structural studies, biochemistry, and drug discovery. In addition to the GTPase proteins themselves, Small GTPases features research focused on the structure, regulation, and function of their regulators and effectors. To reflect the advances in methodologies used for biological research, Small GTPases is particularly interested in manuscripts that make use of emerging approaches, including systems biology, biophysics, advanced imaging and, bioinformatics. These approaches complement classical experimental techniques to discover the underlying mechanisms that small GTPases employ to regulate fundamental biological processes. Small GTPases publishes 6 issues per year and accepts: Original Research Papers Brief Reports Reviews Commentaries Extra Views Article submissions should be made at https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=KSGT, after which they will be assessed by the Editor in Chief, and if found suitable, will be sent for peer-review. Pre-submission enquiries can be sent to the Editor in Chief Michael Olson at m.olson@beatson.gla.ac.uk. Please note, from 2023 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print. Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry
Editor-in-chief Michael OlsonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.3%
- Cellular transport and secretionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.2%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.3%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.1%
- Autophagy in Disease and TherapyMedicine3.1%
- Protein Tyrosine PhosphatasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.4%
- Fungal and yeast genetics researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Q2 | 210/448 | 53rd |
| Cell Biology | Q3 | 166/289 | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 406OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 549 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1,054 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1,491 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1,752 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 1,763 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 1,892 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 2,239 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 3 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- brief reportsBrief ReportsLength not stated
- commentariesCommentariesLength not stated
- extra viewsExtra ViewsLength not stated
- original research papersOriginal Research PapersLength not stated
- reviewsReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Small GTPases is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2154-1248
- Electronic ISSN
- 2154-1256
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 1 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Small GTPases
Which databases index Small GTPases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Small GTPases is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Small GTPases open access, and what is the APC?
Small GTPases is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .