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Springer Nature · ISSN 0261-4189 · 1460-2075

EMBO J impact factor, and the open numbers behind it.

Short answer

The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 8.59 citations per paper for EMBO J, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

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Key metrics

Two-year mean citedness
8.59Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
h-index
563Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
Papers in 2025
33222,123 in totalSource: OpenAlex
Access
OpenAPC about $7,990Source: OpenAlex
Output

Papers per year.

How many works EMBO J published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.

2503003504002019202020212022202320242025332

Fig. 1 — Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

Scope

What EMBO J publishes.

Mostly Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Cellular transport and secretion

Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.

Alternatives

Journals with a similar citation profile.

JournalTwo-year mean citednessh-indexAccess
EMBO J8.59563Open
Cell Reports8.80320Open
Cell Chemical Biology8.30119Subscription
Genome Research8.27399Subscription
Mol Syst Biol8.26213Open
Questions

About EMBO J.

Comment 1What is the EMBO J impact factor?
Response

The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 8.59 citations per paper for EMBO J, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

Comment 2Is EMBO J open access?
Response

Yes, EMBO J is fully open access, with an article processing charge of about $7,990.

Comment 3How many papers does EMBO J publish a year?
Response

OpenAlex records 332 works in 2025, and 22,123 in total.

Sources

  1. 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026

The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.

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