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Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes is published by Elsevier BV under ISSN 0005-2736. It holds an h-index of 302 across 20,230 indexed works, with a two-year mean citedness of 2.52, and is not fully open access. Its main subject areas are Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Ion channel regulation and function, Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology.

Below: the full publication record, and one real article from the journal formatted in IEEE, APA, and BibTeX so you can match field order against a source you can check.

Publication record and impact metrics

PublisherElsevier BV
ISSN-L0005-2736
All ISSNs0005-2736, 1879-2642
Indexed works20,230
Total citations883,701
h-index302
2-year mean citedness2.52
Open accessNot fully open access
Main topicsLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior · Ion channel regulation and function · Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology · Ion Transport and Channel Regulation · Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

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A worked example from this journal

The source

A surface glycoprotein modulating drug permeability in Chinese hamster ovary cell mutants

Authors
R. L. Juliano, Victor Ling
Year
1976
Volume
455
Issue
1
Pages
152-162

IEEE

R. L. Juliano, V. Ling "A surface glycoprotein modulating drug permeability in Chinese hamster ovary cell mutants," Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, vol. 455, no. 1, pp. 152-162, 1976, doi: 10.1016/0005-2736(76)90160-7.

IEEE prints author initials before the surname and abbreviates the periodical title. Check the abbreviation for Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes against your target publication's reference list before submitting.

APA

Juliano, R. L., & Ling, V. (1976). A surface glycoprotein modulating drug permeability in Chinese hamster ovary cell mutants. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, 455(1), 152-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-2736(76)90160-7

APA puts the year directly after the authors, keeps the full journal title in italics, and renders the DOI as a URL.

BibTeX

@article{juliano1976,
  author  = {R. L. Juliano and Victor Ling},
  title   = {A surface glycoprotein modulating drug permeability in Chinese hamster ovary cell mutants},
  journal = {Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes},
  volume  = {455},
  number  = {1},
  pages   = {152--162},
  year    = {1976},
  issn    = {0005-2736},
  doi     = {10.1016/0005-2736(76)90160-7}
}

The citation key is the first author's surname and the year. Keep it stable once it appears in a draft, because renaming it breaks every cite that used it.

What to verify before you submit

  • The volume and page range. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes records 20,230 works, and articles published online first can carry a different volume from the final issue. Cite the version you read.
  • The abbreviated title. IEEE style uses standard periodical abbreviations, and registry metadata almost always returns the full name instead.
  • Author name order. Registry records store full given names; IEEE and APA both want initials, formatted differently from each other.
  • Whether the article is open access. This journal is not fully open access, which affects whether a reader can reach the version you cited.
  • That the source supports your claim. A correctly formatted reference says nothing about whether the passage backs the sentence citing it.

How this journal sits in the record

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes carries an h-index of 302, which is above 32% of the journals covered here, and its articles have accumulated 883,701 citations across 20,230 indexed works. Its two-year mean citedness is 2.52.

209 of the journals covered here are published by Elsevier BV. Reference style is set per title rather than per publisher, so do not carry a format across from a sibling journal without checking.

These are indexing figures describing how often work in this venue is cited. They say nothing about whether a particular article is sound, and they are not a substitute for reading it.

Questions about Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes

What is the ISSN of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes?

The linking ISSN is 0005-2736. The journal also carries 1879-2642, which usually separate the print and electronic editions. Use the linking ISSN in a BibTeX issn field.

Who publishes Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes?

Elsevier BV publishes it. 209 journals covered here come from the same publisher, and they do not all share one reference style, so check the requirements for this title rather than the publisher.

Is Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes open access?

OpenAlex does not record it as fully open access. Some articles may still be open individually, so check the specific article rather than assuming from the journal.

How do I cite an article from Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes in LaTeX?

Use the BibTeX entry above as the pattern. The entry type is article, the journal field holds the full title, and the citation key juliano1976 follows the first author's surname and the year. Brace any acronym in the title so your bibliography style does not lowercase it.

Does Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes use page numbers or article numbers?

The example article runs from page 152 to 162, so this journal used page ranges at least for that volume. Newer issues in many journals switched to article numbers, so check the version you are citing.

How influential is Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes?

Its h-index is 302, above 32% of the journals covered here, and its articles have been cited 883,701 times in total. Its two-year mean citedness is 2.52. These are indexing figures, not a judgement of whether a specific article is sound.

Does Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes have a Journal Impact Factor?

Not one shown here. The Journal Impact Factor is Clarivate's metric, published in Journal Citation Reports and readable only with a JCR subscription, so this page does not restate it. The figures above come from OpenAlex: an h-index of 302 and a two-year mean citedness of 2.52 across 20,230 indexed works, captured on 2026-09-18. Mean citedness averages citations per work over a two-year window, which makes it closer in construction to CiteScore than to the Impact Factor. The three are not interchangeable, so quote whichever one your target venue actually asks for.

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