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The Journal of Biochemistry

ISSN 0021-924X · e-ISSN 1756-2651 · Oxford University Press · http://jb.oxfordjournals.org/
Journal Trust Rating E · 32/100 — Not recommended — critical failures or red flags · checked 12 November 2026, 14:15 IST

Pillars

PillarPointsWeight
Identity & governance5 / 25 (3 unchecked)25
Editorial integrity9 / 2525
Technical standing11 / 20 (4 unchecked)20
Preservation & access0 / 15 (6 unchecked)15
Reach & citation7 / 15 (2 unchecked)15

Checks and sources

CheckResultDetailSource
ISSN registered (ISSN Portal)BAD 0/8no record for this ISSNportal.issn.org
ISSN key-title matchesNA 0/3not checkedportal.issn.org
Journal website live and on HTTPSOK 3/3HTTP 200 in 0.1sjb.oxfordjournals.org
Editorial board / editor named on the siteBAD 0/4no editorial board / editor found on the homepagejb.oxfordjournals.org
ISSN displayed on the siteWARN 0/3ISSN not found on the homepagejb.oxfordjournals.org
Contact address / email publishedWARN 0/2no contact foundjb.oxfordjournals.org
Publisher identifiedOK 2/2Oxford University Pressapi.crossref.org
Peer-review policy publishedBAD 0/7no peer-review policy foundjb.oxfordjournals.org
Publication ethics / malpractice policyBAD 0/6no ethics / malpractice statementjb.oxfordjournals.org
Plagiarism screening statedWARN 0/3no screening statementjb.oxfordjournals.org
No predatory-style red flagsOK 9/9none detectedjb.oxfordjournals.org
Crossref member — DOIs registeredOK 5/519875 DOIs on recordapi.crossref.org
Crossref metadata completeness (current articles)OK 6/6abstracts 95% · licences 100% · ORCIDs 57% · references 94%api.crossref.org
DOIs displayed as links on the siteWARN 0/2no doi.org links on the homepagejb.oxfordjournals.org
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tagsWARN 0/3no OAI link seen · no citation_* tags on homepagejb.oxfordjournals.org
Registered DOIs resolve to a live pageNA 0/2not checked — no DOI check has been run for this journal
Articles on the site carry a registered DOINA 0/2not checked — no DOI census has been run for this journal
Preservation (Keepers Registry / archives)NA 0/6not checkedportal.issn.org
Creative Commons licence statedWARN 0/4no licence statement foundjb.oxfordjournals.org
APC / fee transparencyWARN 0/3no statement about feesjb.oxfordjournals.org
Open-access statementWARN 0/2no OA statementjb.oxfordjournals.org
Listed in DOAJWARN 0/6not in DOAJdoaj.org
Indexed and cited in OpenAlexOK 5/520070 works · 463762 citations · h-index 184openalex.org
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5)OK 2/2h-index 184openalex.org
Other verified index / registry listingsNA 0/2none recorded

Method

The Journal Trust Rating is computed by Smart Scholars from public registries (ISSN Portal, Crossref, DOAJ, OpenAlex, Keepers Registry) and the journal's own website at the time shown. It is not an impact factor and does not assess the quality of individual articles. Methodology: https://institutions.smartscholars.in/methodology.php. Verify this certificate: https://scholar.smartscholars.in/check.php?q=0021-924X