ITS Journal Rankings · Open access
Top open-access journals in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Ranked journals listed in DOAJ (the Directory of Open Access Journals), ordered by the ITS Journal Score (2021–2025, open OpenAlex data). Fees are shown where DOAJ records them.
370 of the 1,066 ranked journals in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (35%) are listed in DOAJ. Together they published 670,624 papers in 2021–2025; the median journal published 393 papers.
DOAJ listing is checked against DOAJ's open data. A journal missing here may still publish open access (for example if it is not in DOAJ or has not been checked yet). "Not recorded" in the fee column means DOAJ has no fee on record for that journal; check the journal's website.
Fee data is incomplete, including for some large publishers: a fee is recorded for 280 of the 370 journals in this list. A blank fee does not mean the journal is free.
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Top 100 DOAJ journals in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
| Rank in list | Global rank | Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | h-index | Open access | Fee (APC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 | Nature Communications Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 98.7 | 47,557 | 753 | 100% | 6,150 EUR |
| 2 | #18 | Nucleic Acids Research Oxford University Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 97.0 | 6,700 | 882 | 100% | US$4,192 |
| 3 | #48 | Science Advances American Association for the Advancement of Science | Multidisciplinary | 94.8 | 11,891 | 380 | 100% | US$5,450 |
| 4 | #51 | Molecular Cancer BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 94.6 | 1,227 | 293 | 100% | 4,390 EUR |
| 5 | #158 | Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Taylor & Francis | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 91.5 | 744 | 172 | 100% | US$4,850 |
| 6 | #159 | Microbiome BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 91.5 | 1,351 | 236 | 100% | 4,290 EUR |
| 7 | #163 | Gut Microbes Landes Bioscience | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 91.4 | 1,555 | 171 | 100% | 5,085 AUD |
| 8 | #165 | Redox Biology Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 91.4 | 2,107 | 210 | 100% | US$4,700 |
| 9 | #179 | Genome biology BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 91.0 | 1,687 | 389 | 100% | Not recorded |
| 10 | #193 | Cell Reports Cell Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 90.9 | 7,613 | 328 | 100% | US$5,790 |
| 11 | #231 | The EMBO Journal Springer Nature | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 90.2 | 1,554 | 566 | 100% | Not recorded |
| 12 | #243 | Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 90.1 | 1,812 | 186 | 100% | Not recorded |
| 13 | #249 | Cell Death and Disease Springer Nature | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 90.0 | 5,060 | 239 | 100% | 4,190 EUR |
| 14 | #255 | Experimental & Molecular Medicine Springer Nature | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 90.0 | 1,063 | 181 | 100% | 3,990 EUR |
| 15 | #263 | Molecular Biology and Evolution Oxford University Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 89.9 | 1,554 | 324 | 100% | US$3,255 |
| 16 | #299 | Bioinformatics Oxford University Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 89.4 | 4,065 | 572 | 89% | Not recorded |
| 17 | #309 | Scientific Reports Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 89.2 | 151,352 | 465 | 100% | 2,490 EUR |
| 18 | #330 | PLoS Biology Public Library of Science | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 89.0 | 2,313 | 383 | 100% | US$5,500 |
| 19 | #335 | Frontiers in Microbiology Frontiers Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 88.9 | 20,517 | 347 | 100% | 3,150 CHF |
| 20 | #368 | Cells Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Medicine | 88.6 | 14,789 | 234 | 100% | 2,700 CHF |
| 21 | #399 | FEMS Microbiology Reviews Oxford University Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 88.3 | 281 | 318 | 88% | 2,500 GBP |
| 22 | #405 | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Science+Business Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 88.3 | 2,615 | 332 | 53% | Not recorded |
| 23 | #414 | Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences Springer Nature | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 88.2 | 2,271 | 331 | 100% | Not recorded |
| 24 | #426 | International Journal of Biological Sciences Ivyspring International Publisher | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 88.1 | 1,856 | 166 | 100% | 2,000 AUD |
| 25 | #462 | Briefings in Bioinformatics Oxford University Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 87.7 | 3,299 | 210 | 78% | US$3,885 |
| 26 | #486 | Plant Biotechnology Journal Wiley | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 87.5 | 1,663 | 202 | 100% | Not recorded |
| 27 | #494 | Genome Medicine BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 87.4 | 773 | 180 | 100% | 4,490 EUR |
| 28 | #510 | Cell Communication and Signaling BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 87.3 | 1,919 | 134 | 100% | 2,990 EUR |
| 29 | #511 | Marine Drugs Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 87.3 | 3,218 | 213 | 100% | 2,900 CHF |
| 30 | #531 | Biomolecules Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 87.2 | 9,071 | 191 | 100% | 2,700 CHF |
| 31 | #533 | Cell Death Discovery Springer Nature | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 87.2 | 2,513 | 108 | 100% | 2,490 EUR |
| 32 | #548 | mBio American Society for Microbiology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 87.1 | 4,076 | 228 | 100% | US$3,900 |
| 33 | #570 | Scientific Data Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 86.9 | 5,707 | 215 | 100% | 2,390 EUR |
| 34 | #605 | Journal of Advanced Research Elsevier BV | Medicine | 86.6 | 1,841 | 141 | 100% | US$4,400 |
| 35 | #681 | Communications Biology Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 86.0 | 7,878 | 147 | 100% | 3,650 EUR |
| 36 | #693 | Cell Discovery Springer Nature | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 85.9 | 623 | 101 | 100% | 3,090 EUR |
| 37 | #700 | Applied and Environmental Microbiology American Society for Microbiology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 85.8 | 2,833 | 480 | 100% | Not recorded |
| 38 | #705 | Antibiotics Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 85.8 | 7,688 | 150 | 100% | 2,900 CHF |
| 39 | #728 | Microbial Cell Factories BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 85.7 | 1,414 | 167 | 100% | 2,990 EUR |
| 40 | #763 | Microorganisms Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Multidisciplinary | 85.4 | 13,712 | 171 | 100% | 2,700 CHF |
| 41 | #772 | Aging Cell Wiley | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 85.3 | 1,626 | 220 | 100% | US$3,790 |
| 42 | #786 | EMBO Reports Springer Nature | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 85.3 | 1,631 | 252 | 100% | Not recorded |
| 43 | #804 | BMC Bioinformatics BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 85.1 | 2,438 | 315 | 100% | 2,590 EUR |
| 44 | #858 | Gels Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 84.9 | 4,013 | 100 | 100% | 2,600 CHF |
| 45 | #860 | BMC Genomics BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 84.9 | 5,104 | 265 | 100% | 2,790 EUR |
| 46 | #875 | PLoS Computational Biology Public Library of Science | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 84.8 | 4,313 | 290 | 100% | US$3,165 |
| 47 | #878 | PLoS Genetics Public Library of Science | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 84.8 | 2,224 | 348 | 100% | US$3,165 |
| 48 | #914 | EMBO Molecular Medicine Springer Nature | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 84.6 | 800 | 187 | 100% | 7,028 EUR |
| 49 | #915 | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology Frontiers Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 84.6 | 10,118 | 175 | 100% | 3,150 CHF |
| 50 | #936 | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology Frontiers Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 84.5 | 7,760 | 185 | 100% | 3,150 CHF |
| 51 | #947 | Patterns Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 84.5 | 754 | 80 | 100% | US$4,900 |
| 52 | #948 | BMC Biology BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 84.4 | 1,567 | 178 | 100% | 3,090 EUR |
| 53 | #967 | Biomedicines Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Medicine | 84.3 | 14,727 | 131 | 100% | 2,600 CHF |
| 54 | #976 | Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 84.3 | 2,695 | 129 | 100% | US$3,450 |
| 55 | #1,028 | GigaScience University of Oxford | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 84.0 | 646 | 137 | 100% | US$2,638 |
| 56 | #1,052 | Microbial Biotechnology Wiley | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 83.9 | 1,184 | 137 | 100% | US$4,260 |
| 57 | #1,059 | npj Biofilms and Microbiomes Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 83.8 | 717 | 94 | 100% | 3,890 EUR |
| 58 | #1,060 | Journal of Bacteriology American Society for Microbiology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 83.8 | 1,113 | 397 | 100% | Not recorded |
| 59 | #1,073 | Breast Cancer Research BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 83.8 | 818 | 209 | 100% | 3,390 EUR |
| 60 | #1,091 | iScience Cell Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 83.7 | 12,233 | 138 | 100% | US$3,240 |
| 61 | #1,104 | Molecular Systems Biology Springer Nature | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 83.7 | 392 | 219 | 100% | 7,028 EUR |
| 62 | #1,139 | Horticulture Research Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 83.5 | 1,654 | 120 | 100% | US$2,960 |
| 63 | #1,161 | Cancer Cell International BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 83.4 | 2,403 | 117 | 100% | 2,790 EUR |
| 64 | #1,188 | Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Wiley | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 83.3 | 3,470 | 187 | 100% | US$5,730 |
| 65 | #1,190 | mSystems American Society for Microbiology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 83.3 | 1,928 | 122 | 100% | US$4,100 |
| 66 | #1,224 | Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 83.1 | 590 | 88 | 100% | 2,590 EUR |
| 67 | #1,367 | BMC Microbiology BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 82.5 | 2,535 | 179 | 100% | 2,690 EUR |
| 68 | #1,382 | Protein & Cell Springer Science+Business Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 82.4 | 421 | 133 | 100% | US$2,570 |
| 69 | #1,473 | Microbiology Spectrum American Society for Microbiology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 82.1 | 7,771 | 138 | 100% | US$2,500 |
| 70 | #1,489 | Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Frontiers Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 82.1 | 4,755 | 121 | 100% | 3,150 CHF |
| 71 | #1,555 | Metabolites Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 81.8 | 4,940 | 117 | 100% | 2,700 CHF |
| 72 | #1,559 | Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids Cell Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 81.8 | 1,622 | 131 | 100% | US$3,900 |
| 73 | #1,573 | Cancer Biology & Therapy Taylor & Francis | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 81.8 | 413 | 153 | 100% | 4,595 AUD |
| 74 | #1,643 | Cell & Bioscience BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 81.5 | 1,005 | 103 | 100% | 2,190 GBP |
| 75 | #1,667 | Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development Cell Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 81.5 | 992 | 93 | 100% | US$3,900 |
| 76 | #1,783 | Molecules and Cells Springer Science+Business Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 81.1 | 506 | 117 | 100% | US$2,500 |
| 77 | #1,799 | Stem Cell Reports Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 81.1 | 960 | 150 | 100% | US$4,400 |
| 78 | #1,814 | Clinical Epigenetics BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 81.1 | 1,053 | 117 | 100% | Not recorded |
| 79 | #1,878 | Virulence Taylor & Francis | Medicine | 80.9 | 946 | 128 | 100% | 2,875 EUR |
| 80 | #1,905 | Frontiers in Genetics Frontiers Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 80.8 | 10,600 | 178 | 100% | 3,150 CHF |
| 81 | #1,924 | Communications Chemistry Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 80.7 | 1,424 | 80 | 100% | 3,290 EUR |
| 82 | #1,937 | Journal of Cancer Ivyspring International Publisher | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 80.7 | 2,130 | 110 | 100% | 4,000 AUD |
| 83 | #1,959 | Life Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 80.6 | 9,645 | 108 | 100% | 2,600 CHF |
| 84 | #1,982 | Journal of Biological Chemistry Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 80.6 | 10,556 | 784 | 100% | US$3,430 |
| 85 | #2,004 | Neoplasia Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 80.5 | 569 | 160 | 100% | US$3,790 |
| 86 | #2,087 | Genomics Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 80.2 | 1,222 | 219 | 87% | US$3,460 |
| 87 | #2,097 | mSphere American Society for Microbiology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 80.2 | 1,577 | 105 | 100% | US$3,500 |
| 88 | #2,118 | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 80.2 | 2,531 | 181 | 100% | 2,590 EUR |
| 89 | #2,137 | Amino Acids Springer Science+Business Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 80.1 | 581 | 168 | 50% | 2,890 EUR |
| 90 | #2,194 | Cell Genomics Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 79.9 | 600 | 59 | 100% | US$8,900 |
| 91 | #2,195 | Molecular Biomedicine Springer Nature | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 79.9 | 366 | 54 | 100% | 2,490 EUR |
| 92 | #2,211 | Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 79.8 | 432 | 96 | 100% | 2,790 EUR |
| 93 | #2,261 | Biotechnology Reports Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 79.7 | 350 | 94 | 100% | US$3,630 |
| 94 | #2,284 | Current Issues in Molecular Biology Caister Academic Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 79.6 | 3,232 | 83 | 100% | 2,200 CHF |
| 95 | #2,350 | Genome Biology and Evolution Oxford University Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 79.4 | 1,248 | 139 | 100% | US$2,714 |
| 96 | #2,356 | Bioresources and Bioprocessing Springer Science+Business Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 79.4 | 633 | 78 | 100% | 1,690 EUR |
| 97 | #2,369 | Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 79.3 | 510 | 103 | 100% | US$3,650 |
| 98 | #2,537 | npj Breast Cancer Nature Portfolio | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 78.9 | 667 | 78 | 100% | 3,290 EUR |
| 99 | #2,543 | RNA Biology Taylor & Francis | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 78.9 | 546 | 139 | 100% | US$3,650 |
| 100 | #2,563 | Evolutionary Applications Wiley | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 78.8 | 874 | 130 | 100% | Not recorded |
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