Methods

Methods 由 Academic Press Inc. 出版，属中科院生物学大类（2025 升级版3区）。按 OpenAlex 近年发文统计，该刊主要发表 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms、RNA Research and Splicing、RNA modifications and cancer 等主题的论文，这 3 个主题约占 25.7%，主导子领域为 Molecular Biology。（根据 OpenAlex 主题统计与中科院分区数据生成）

Methods publishes original review and research articles that cover emerging methodology in many areas of life and health sciences. The research areas covered by Methods include, but are not limited to,• Biochemistry and biophysics • Cell, molecular, and developmental biology and genetics • Computational biology and bioinformatics • Medicinal chemistry, biological chemistry, and biophysical chemistry • Microbiology, immunology, and virology • Physiology and pathology • Bioengineering, biomedical engineering, and biochemical engineering • Biomaterials, natural products, and materials science • Therapeutics and diagnostics, biosensors, and devicesMethods publishes original research on methodologies with a significant experimental component. Computational, AI, and machine learning approaches should uncover novel biological insights and must be experimentally validated. Purely theoretical studies or computational work with minimal experimental support are outside the journal’s scope. Methods remains a key resource for advancing innovative, experimentally driven scientific techniques. Review articles are also considered for publication in Methods, and all review manuscripts must accompany 1) a summary of previous reviews on relevant topics and 2) a statement of the timely needs of the review, significant contributions and new insights offered by the submission, and experts’ opinions and perspectives in a new and innovative point of view. These must be provided in the “Highlights” page as well as in the opening section of the manuscript itself. Lacking these components will lead to an administrative rejection of the submission.Methods especially welcomes contributions from Guest Editors or authors who are underrepresented in regard to gender, career stage, or geographical location and contributions focused on underrecognized areas of research.There are several types of issues published by Methods:Thematic issues are organized by a Guest Editor who is a recognized expert in the research area. The Guest Editor may have co-Guest Editors. The issues consist solely of invited review articles or original research articles of high quality by authors with expertise in the field. Issues are devoted to specific methods or a variety of methods to investigate a particular research question, with emphasis on clear descriptions of recent advances. Background information is provided in the articles to further an understanding of the principles underlying the methods. Other sections of the articles include key protocols, comparisons of alternative methods, the advantages and disadvantages of particular methods, guidance on avoiding potential pitfalls, and suggestions for troubleshooting.Geographical, institutional/organizational, and event issues publish articles that cover advances in research methods at universities, research institutes, and scientific societies in a particular geographical region, by a notable institution and society anywhere worldwide, or at a conference of significant interest. These issues are organized by a Guest Editor (sometimes with co-Guest Editors) who is a research leader in the geographical region, at the institution/society, or involved with the event. As in the thematic issues, the articles in these issues consist of concise overviews of methodology, comparisons of alternative methods with advantages and limitations, research questions to give further consideration, and perspectives.Editor's Collections publish non-solicited, high-quality review or research articles in any of the research areas that are within the scope of Methods. It is open for non-invited authors to submit directly to the journal and choose the article type “VSI: Open for all—Editors’ Collection” from the drop-down menu. Similar to the articles in thematic or geographical/institutional/organizational/event issues, these contributions will be handled by the Editor-in-Chief or an Editor, depending on the topic. Nonsolicited articles are usually publ

摘自期刊官网 Aims & Scope

研究方向（LetPub）：生物-生化研究方法

主编 Young Jik Kwon出版商官网

编委会国家分布：中国大陆 4 位（约 15%）；主要国家 美国 12、中国 4、澳大利亚 4、英国 2、印度 1（共 26 位编委标注了国家） 编委会 ↗出版商官网 · 2026-10-01

中科院期刊分区表

数据库收录

SCIEScopusLetPub

国际期刊预警名单：各版本均未列入LetPub

不同版本、大类与小类分别展示，不将不同评价口径合并为一个分区值；投稿与考核前请确认所在机构采用的版本。

影响力指标

影响因子

3.39LetPub · 2026-09-13

影响因子（出版商公布）

3.6出版商官网 · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

9.3LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore（出版商公布）

9.3出版商官网 · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.82LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.97LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

132LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

206OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

3,982OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

两年平均被引

3.84OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

自引率

11.1%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Gold OA 文章占比

21.64%LetPub · 2026-09-13

发文规模

年文章数

160LetPub · 2026-09-13

不同来源的统计口径与观测时间不同，页面保留各来源原值；“出版商公布”为期刊官网自述数据。

其他来源

平均审稿速度（社区反馈）

一般,3-8周来源Elsevier官网：平均11.3周LetPub · 2026-09-13

平均录用比例（社区反馈）

较易LetPub · 2026-09-13

投稿到首次决定

4 天出版商官网 · 2026-10-01

外审后首次决定

45 天出版商官网 · 2026-10-01

投稿到接收

82 天出版商官网 · 2026-10-01

接收到发表

3 天出版商官网 · 2026-10-01

评审方式

单盲同行评审出版商官网

社区反馈来自投稿者样本，置信度 0.5，不代表期刊承诺；“出版商公布”的时间节点定义以官网为准。

混合期刊的文章处理费仅在作者选择开放获取发表时收取；按订阅方式发表通常不收费。

费用以期刊官网为准；不同来源的观测时间可能不同，页面保留各来源原值，不做平均。

摘录来自期刊官网页面，仅保留原文片段；“模型摘要”由 Workers AI 生成并经原文校验，以官网为准。

出版商

Academic Press Inc.

出版国家或地区

UNITED STATES

出版语言

English

出版周期

Monthly

创刊年份

1990

ISSN

1046-2023

电子版 ISSN

1095-9130

官方链接

• 期刊主页 ↗OpenAlex
• 投稿系统 ↗出版商官网
• 专刊 / 特刊征稿 ↗出版商官网