Current Protocols
Last updated ISSN 2691-1299
Current Protocols is published by Wiley in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $4,890.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Current Protocols concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
- Cell Image Analysis Techniques
- RNA modifications and cancer
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Key facts
| Publisher | Wiley |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2691-1299 |
| Subject area | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $4,890 |
| Indexed in | Not recorded |
| Articles published | 1,634 |
| Publishing since | 1992 |
| Journal website | currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/269 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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