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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of EMBO Reports (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers EMBO Reports published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biologyrank 72 of 339 journals
- Cell Biologyrank 61 of 210 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of EMBO Reports
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). EMBO Reports is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Open access (listed in DOAJ); article processing charge listed at about US$7,990.
02Review time
Review time of EMBO Reports
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles EMBO Reports published between Jan 2025 and Dec 2025 were accepted within 202 days of submission, and the middle half took between 141 and 262 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, EMBO Reports ranks 125 of 137 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for EMBO Reports
EMBO Reports follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Springer Nature: 100% waiver for low-income countries and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request at submission. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Retractions and research integrity at EMBO Reports
Retractions per year
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
EMBO Reports has 7 retracted papers in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Nov 2025. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in EMBO Reports
Funders named most often
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04Indexing
Indexing of EMBO Reports
- ISSN
- 1469-221X
- eISSN
- 1469-3178
- Publisher
- Springernature
- Country
- England
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cell Biology
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
- Web of Science Master Journal List
- SCImago Journal Rank
- ISSN Portal (ISSN 1469-221X)
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
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05How to submit
How to submit to EMBO Reports
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that EMBO Reports accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Use the journal's template. Springernature offers Word and LaTeX templates for many of its journals. If your manuscript is in Word and the journal wants LaTeX, our LaTeX Template Conversion moves it into the template.
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- Plan the fee. EMBO Reports is fully open access, with an article fee of about US$7,990 after acceptance. See whether your author team qualifies for a waiver with the free APC waiver checker.
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06What it publishes
What EMBO Reports publishes: real papers
07Published papers
Papers published in EMBO Reports
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Strength is in engagement20210 citations
08Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for EMBO Reports
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09Same subject
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to EMBO Reports when the 326 journals of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Science Signaling | 5.92 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 69 | Antioxidants and Redox Signaling | 5.71 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 70 | Process Biochemistry | 5.68 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 71 | NAR Cancer | 5.68 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 73 | Neurochemistry International | 5.53 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 74 | Biomedicines | 5.31 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 75 | Current Opinion in Lipidology | 5.30 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 76 | Organogenesis | 5.28 | SCIE | Fully open access |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
10Journal Finder
Find the right journal for your paper
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Paste your title, keywords or abstract. See the journals that published the closest papers, with indexing, impact factor, review time and APC.
No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
11Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of EMBO Reports?
Based on 199 research articles EMBO Reports published from Jan 2025 to Dec 2025, the median time from submission to acceptance was 202 days, and half of them were accepted between 141 and 262 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 22 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of EMBO Reports?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of EMBO Reports is 5.60: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 5.60 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of EMBO Reports?
The h-index of EMBO Reports is 251 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 251 of its papers have each been cited at least 251 times. Its i10-index is 4,505.
What is the APC of EMBO Reports?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$7,990 for EMBO Reports, an open access journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of EMBO Reports?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). EMBO Reports is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is EMBO Reports indexed in Scopus?
Yes. EMBO Reports appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is EMBO Reports an SCIE journal?
Yes. EMBO Reports is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is EMBO Reports in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. EMBO Reports is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in EMBO Reports does ScholarsColab track?
We track 1 paper published in EMBO Reports in 2021, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
Does EMBO Reports offer an APC waiver?
EMBO Reports follows the policy of Springer Nature: 100% waiver for low-income countries and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request at submission. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has EMBO Reports retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 7 retracted papers in EMBO Reports, 3 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are concerns/issues about data, duplication of/in image, error in text. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in EMBO Reports?
98% of 200 recent research articles in EMBO Reports name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are MOST National Natural Science Foundation of China, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Wellcome Trust.
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