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Q1Open Biology
About Open Biology
Open Biology is a scholarly journal published by Royal Society Publishing. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.335 and H-index of 93.
Coverage: 2011-2026. Research categories: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Neuroscience (miscellaneous) (Q1); Immunology (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Microtubule and mitosis dynamics; RNA Research and Splicing; Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics; RNA modifications and cancer; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.
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