494 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals with at least 10 papers in 2025. DOAJ is an independent, openly published list of open-access journals that meet its criteria.
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 |
| 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 |
| Journal of Biological Chemistry | 0021-9258 | 2,855 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,30,407 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| 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 |
| F1000Research | 2046-1402 | 2,049 | 3 | ≈ ₹1,69,346 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology | 2296-634X | 1,164 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Data in Brief | 2352-3409 | 1,146 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,28,117 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Current Issues in Molecular Biology | 1467-3037 | 1,097 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,53,715 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Genetics in Medicine Open | 2949-7744 | 1,059 | 4 | ≈ ₹3,08,251 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| 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 |
| Frontiers in Genetics | 1664-8021 | 968 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| 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 |
| Structural Dynamics | 2329-7778 | 857 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,64,904 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| 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 |
| Wellcome Open Research | 2398-502X | 823 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| The Breast | 0960-9776 | 767 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,63,159 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Advanced Research | 2090-1224 | 766 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,23,846 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| STAR Protocols | 2666-1667 | 756 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,84,951 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Virology | 0022-538X | 746 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| 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 |
| Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases | 1750-1172 | 663 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,81,875 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Bioinformatics | 1367-4803 | 662 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,65,856 to publish | Yes | Yes | 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 |
| ZooKeys | 1313-2970 | 602 | 3 | ≈ ₹84,889 to publish | Yes | Yes | Bulgaria |
| Infection and Drug Resistance | 1178-6973 | 599 | 2 | ≈ ₹4,16,139 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal | 2001-0370 | 571 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,32,334 to publish | Yes | Yes | Sweden |
| New Biotechnology | 1871-6784 | 561 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,06,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences | 2296-889X | 534 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Redox Biology | 2213-2317 | 506 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,52,744 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports | 2405-5808 | 502 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,64,904 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Cancer Cell International | 1475-2867 | 499 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,03,641 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Marine Drugs | 1660-3397 | 487 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,34,442 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| 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 |
| Genes & Diseases | 2352-3042 | 453 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Genome biology | 1465-6906 | 452 | 1 | ≈ ₹5,10,422 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Frontiers in Chemistry | 2296-2646 | 448 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Food Science and Human Wellness | 2097-0765 | 441 | 3 | ≈ ₹1,15,594 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 0066-4804 | 439 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Aging Cell | 1474-9718 | 428 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,65,085 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| 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 |
| PLoS Genetics | 1553-7390 | 406 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,880 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Gut Microbes | 1949-0976 | 402 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,40,456 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| BMC Biology | 1741-7007 | 395 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,36,291 to publish | Yes | Yes | 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 |
| 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 Therapy — Nucleic Acids | 2162-2531 | 353 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,75,681 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Molecular Biology and Evolution | 0737-4038 | 350 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,13,549 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Cancer Science | 1347-9032 | 345 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,755 to publish | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| BMC Bioinformatics | 1471-2105 | 336 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,81,875 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Molecular Cancer | 1476-4598 | 332 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,77,772 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| The EMBO Journal | 0261-4189 | 332 | 1 | ≈ ₹7,64,871 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| EMBO Reports | 1469-221X | 330 | 1 | ≈ ₹7,64,871 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Experimental Gerontology | 0531-5565 | 328 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,52,563 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Discover Medicine | 3004-8885 | 324 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,13,185 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| mSphere | 2379-5042 | 324 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,37,150 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| G3 Genes Genomes Genetics | 2160-1836 | 313 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,48,528 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| npj Science of Food | 2396-8370 | 312 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,70,992 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology | 2515-2084 | 309 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,01,519 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Microbiome | 2049-2618 | 305 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,66,889 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| animal | 1751-7311 | 293 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Medical Journal of Babylon | 1812-156X | 291 | 3 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Indian Dermatology Online Journal | 2229-5178 | 289 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | 0175-7598 | 287 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,68,940 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Microbial Cell Factories | 1475-2859 | 282 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,25,408 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Cancer Management and Research | 1179-1322 | 276 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,79,535 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance | 2213-7165 | 274 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,82,061 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Mitochondrial DNA Part B | 2380-2359 | 274 | 3 | ≈ ₹1,61,832 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Cancer | 1837-9664 | 271 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,67,812 to publish | Yes | Yes | Australia |
| Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 0095-1137 | 269 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Microbiology Research | 2036-7473 | 263 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,84,520 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| JGH Open | 2397-9070 | 260 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,54,307 to publish | Yes | Yes | Australia |
| Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology | 0973-7510 | 260 | 2 | ₹18,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | India |
| npj Biofilms and Microbiomes | 2055-5008 | 260 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,23,356 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Microbial Genomics | 2057-5858 | 254 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,80,835 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica | 1672-9145 | 253 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,79,596 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Microbial Biotechnology | 1751-7915 | 251 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,10,360 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Open Medicine | 1895-1058 | 250 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,28,547 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
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