Journal of Structural Biology

Aims & Scope

Journal of Structural Biology (JSB) has an open access mirror journal, the Journal of Structural Biology: X (JSBX), sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review.

Since both journals share the same editorial system, you may submit your manuscript via either journal homepage.

You will be prompted during submission (and revision) to choose in which to publish your article.

The editors and reviewers are not aware of the choice you made until the article has been published online.

JSB and JSBX publish papers dealing with the structural analysis of living material at every level of organization by all methods that lead to an understanding of biological function in terms of molecular and supermolecular structure.

Techniques covered include: • Light microscopy including confocal microscopy • All types of electron microscopy • X-ray diffraction • Nuclear magnetic resonance • Scanning force microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, and tunneling microscopy • Digital image processing • Computational insights into structure

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7
2024	3.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1709

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	891

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.822

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	166

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• RELION: Implementation of a Bayesian approach to cryo-EM structure determination

  Citation: 5421

  Authors: Sjors H.W.

• Automated electron microscope tomography using robust prediction of specimen movements

  Citation: 5332

  Authors: David N.

• Computer Visualization of Three-Dimensional Image Data Using IMOD

  Citation: 5212

  Authors: James R., David N., J.Richard

• CTFFIND4: Fast and accurate defocus estimation from electron micrographs

  Citation: 4980

  Authors: Alexis, Nikolaus

• Gctf: Real-time CTF determination and correction

  Citation: 3710

  Authors: Kai

• EMAN2: An extensible image processing suite for electron microscopy

  Citation: 2903

  Authors: Guang, Liwei, Philip R., Deepinder S., Wen, Ian, Steven J.

• EMAN: Semiautomated Software for High-Resolution Single-Particle Reconstructions

  Citation: 2184

  Authors: Steven J., Philip R., Wah

• SPIDER and WEB: Processing and Visualization of Images in 3D Electron Microscopy and Related Fields

  Citation: 1890

  Authors: Joachim, Michael, Pawel, Jun, Yanhong, Mahieddine, Ardean

• Automated molecular microscopy: The new Leginon system

  Citation: 1808

  Authors: Christian, James, Denis, Anchi, Francisco, Joel, Scott, Clinton S., Bridget

• XtalView/Xfit—A Versatile Program for Manipulating Atomic Coordinates and Electron Density

  Citation: 1785

  Authors: Duncan E.

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