461 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology journals in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Reports | 2045-2322 | 48,741 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,70,992 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Nature Communications | 2041-1723 | 12,683 | 1 | ≈ ₹6,69,317 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 1422-0067 | 12,347 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,37,054 to publish | Yes | No | Switzerland |
| Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 0027-8424 | 4,374 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Frontiers in Microbiology | 1664-302X | 3,248 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Biomedicines | 2227-9059 | 3,135 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,99,844 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Microorganisms | 2076-2607 | 2,923 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,11,377 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| iScience | 2589-0042 | 2,815 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,12,105 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Scientific Data | 2052-4463 | 2,200 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,60,108 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Cells | 2073-4409 | 2,065 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,11,377 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Biomolecules | 2218-273X | 1,775 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,11,377 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Microbiology Spectrum | 2165-0497 | 1,601 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Cell Reports | 2211-1247 | 1,579 | 1 | ≈ ₹5,57,742 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology | 2235-2988 | 1,548 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Nucleic Acids Research | 0305-1048 | 1,537 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,03,809 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Genes | 2073-4425 | 1,525 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,02,183 to publish | Yes | No | Switzerland |
| Journal of Medicinal Chemistry | 0022-2623 | 1,525 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Antibiotics | 2079-6382 | 1,298 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,34,442 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| BMC Genomics | 1471-2164 | 1,255 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,03,641 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology | 0028-1298 | 1,172 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Controlled Release | 0168-3659 | 1,168 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology | 2296-634X | 1,164 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Current Issues in Molecular Biology | 1467-3037 | 1,097 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,53,715 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| European Journal of Pharmacology | 0014-2999 | 1,092 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy | 0753-3322 | 1,074 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,47,746 to publish | Yes | No | France |
| Biosensors and Bioelectronics | 0956-5663 | 1,069 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Gels | 2310-2861 | 1,041 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,99,844 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Cell Death and Disease | 2041-4889 | 1,033 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,56,006 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Microbial Pathogenesis | 0882-4010 | 940 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Current Biology | 0960-9822 | 918 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| ACS Sensors | 2379-3694 | 910 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Fungi | 2309-608X | 905 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,99,844 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| BMC Microbiology | 1471-2180 | 900 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Microchimica Acta | 0026-3672 | 874 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Austria |
| Metabolites | 2218-1989 | 837 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,11,377 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Biosensors | 2079-6374 | 836 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,11,377 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| mBio | 2150-7511 | 826 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,75,681 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Advanced Research | 2090-1224 | 766 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,23,846 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Journal of Virology | 0022-538X | 746 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| The Journal of Physiology | 0022-3751 | 734 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Food Control | 0956-7135 | 727 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Food & Function | 2042-6496 | 721 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Briefings in Bioinformatics | 1467-5463 | 718 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,74,236 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine | 1582-1838 | 712 | 1 | ≈ ₹5,51,963 to publish | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Cellular Signalling | 0898-6568 | 678 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | 0032-0889 | 666 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Bioinformatics | 1367-4803 | 662 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,65,856 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Life Sciences | 0024-3205 | 656 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Molecular Pharmaceutics | 1543-8384 | 646 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics | 0269-2813 | 632 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Personalized Medicine | 2075-4426 | 632 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,02,183 to publish | Yes | No | Switzerland |
| Medical Oncology | 1357-0560 | 624 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Cell Death Discovery | 2058-7716 | 622 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,70,992 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Cell Communication and Signaling | 1478-811X | 609 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,25,408 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| JACS Au | 2691-3704 | 607 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,37,150 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Molecular Therapy | 1525-0016 | 607 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Cancer Letters | 0304-3835 | 598 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| GeroScience | 2152-4041 | 581 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal | 2001-0370 | 571 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,32,334 to publish | Yes | Yes | Sweden |
| Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences | 2296-889X | 534 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Cell | 0092-8674 | 512 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | 0305-7453 | 509 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Redox Biology | 2213-2317 | 506 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,52,744 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Cancer Cell International | 1475-2867 | 499 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,03,641 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Molecular Biology | 0022-2836 | 489 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Marine Drugs | 1660-3397 | 487 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,34,442 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Molecular Ecology | 0962-1083 | 470 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| ACS Synthetic Biology | 2161-5063 | 465 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Communications Chemistry | 2399-3669 | 464 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,58,057 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| npj Precision Oncology | 2397-768X | 454 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,79,824 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Genome biology | 1465-6906 | 452 | 1 | ≈ ₹5,10,422 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies | 1466-8564 | 450 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Frontiers in Chemistry | 2296-2646 | 448 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 0066-4804 | 439 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Nature Genetics | 1061-4036 | 437 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Food Microbiology | 0168-1605 | 436 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Pathology - Research and Practice | 0344-0338 | 436 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease | 0925-4439 | 434 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Nature Methods | 1548-7091 | 433 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Aging Cell | 1474-9718 | 428 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,65,085 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Molecular Nutrition & Food Research | 1613-4125 | 424 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| The Microbe | 2950-1946 | 421 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,05,480 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| mSystems | 2379-5077 | 413 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,94,947 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Development | 0950-1991 | 409 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| PLoS Genetics | 1553-7390 | 406 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,880 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Chemico-Biological Interactions | 0009-2797 | 404 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Ireland |
| Gut Microbes | 1949-0976 | 402 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,40,456 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Cell Science | 0021-9533 | 398 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| British Journal of Pharmacology | 0007-1188 | 397 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| BMC Biology | 1741-7007 | 395 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,36,291 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 1198-743X | 395 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Infection and Public Health | 1876-0341 | 387 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,22,519 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| International Journal of Biological Sciences | 1449-2288 | 385 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,33,906 to publish | Yes | Yes | Australia |
| Molecular Cell | 1097-2765 | 367 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Science China Life Sciences | 1674-7305 | 364 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | China |
| International Journal of Medical Sciences | 1449-1907 | 362 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,33,906 to publish | Yes | Yes | Australia |
| Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research | 0392-9078 | 361 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,12,473 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Molecular Medicine Reports | 1791-2997 | 359 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Greece |
| Biochemical Engineering Journal | 1369-703X | 354 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids | 2162-2531 | 353 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,75,681 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
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