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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science

WileyAustraliapISSN 2770-5986eISSN 2770-596X

22.02026 metrics scoreOpenAlex · CC0

48dmedian speedlatest 100 articles

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Journal Metrics Score

Journal Metrics ScoreThe visible value is the 2026Journal Metrics Score: citations in the most recent complete year to the journal's works from the two prior years, divided by the number of those works — from OpenAlex open data (CC0).

2026

22.0

Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 25.74.

Speed

SpeedMedian calendar days from manuscript received to accepted. It includes revision time and is not the journal's time to first decision.

PUBMED

48 days

Submission → acceptance · median · 100/100 recent articles.

APC / cost*

APC / cost*Costs are indicative and may exclude taxes, waivers, society discounts, or article-type charges. Always verify the journal's official website.

VERIFY

Not available

No reliable journal-level APC is cached. Cost is excluded from scoring.

At a glance

Journal decision profile

A visual summary for comparison—not a single black-box star rating.

Relative profile

Cost is intentionally excluded. Missing APC data is never converted to a zero-dollar fee or a fabricated cost score.

Raw values behind the shape

Always visible

Metrics Score

Metrics ScoreThe 2026 Journal Metrics Score, normalized within a comparable journal cohort for this preview.

22.02026 · OPENALEX

Source output rank

Source output rankLifetime journal-wide output rank among OpenAlex sources associated with the journal’s leading topic.

#497 / 1,929LIFETIME OUTPUT

Highly cited papers

Highly cited papersRecent works in the global top 10% after normalization by work type, year, and subfield.

60.4%FIELD-NORMALIZED TOP 10%

Field-normalized impact

Field-normalized impactMedian FWCI, where 1.0 is the expected citation level for comparable work.

4.76MEDIAN FWCI

Review speed

Review speedMedian submission-to-acceptance time from qualified PubMed records.

48 daysMEDIAN

Recent output

Recent outputAverage annual publication volume across the complete analysis window.

68 / yr2021–2024 AVG

Cost efficiency

Cost efficiencyNo score is assigned without a reliable journal-level cost.

—NOT SCORED

Field-normalized top 10% share60.4%

165 of 273 works · same type, year & subfield

Field-normalized top 1% share19.8%

54 works · same type, year & subfield

Median FWCI4.76×

Above field-year expectation

Source output rank#497

of 1,929 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output

What does Median FWCI mean?

FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 4.76, so its typical recent paper runs about 376% above its field benchmark.

What does Top 10% Share mean?

60.4% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.

Submission to acceptance time (publication speed)

Among 100 recent articles with complete PubMed dates, the median time from received to accepted was 48 days. It includes revisions and is not the journal's time to first decision.

Publishing pattern

Publication volume and article mix

Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.

Works published by year

OpenAlex source records · 2022–2025

682022

892023

1162024

1222025

Recent work-type mix

273 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024

Article86.4%

Paratext10.6%

Erratum2.6%

Software paper0.4%

OpenAlex article is broader than “original research.” PubMed Publication Types can add case-report and clinical-study detail.

Fit signals

Topics and research coverage

OpenAlex topics show the research communities this journal serves.

Leading OpenAlex topics

2021–2024 works

Gut microbiota and health54

Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology21

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies19

Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks9

Human auditory perception and evaluation7

Bacteriophages and microbial interactions6

Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity6

Gene expression and cancer classification5

Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies5

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions4

Methodology: OpenAlex snapshot 2026-08-09. FWCI, percentile badges, topics, and type mix use 273 works published 2021–2024. Radar normalization is versioned in the cached profile, and no cost score is assigned without reliable APC data.