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Should I use Febs (The FEBS Journal / FEBS Press)?

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Depends. This is a Wiley-hosted, peer-reviewed biochemistry journal, not a software product you buy. Publish or read here if you work in molecular biology; software buyers should look elsewhere entirely.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~15 relevant public sources. Many 'FEBS' search hits were unrelated (surfboards, film series, FEBS-Shiro software) and were excluded.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo pricing numbers in sources
  • Ease of useNo evidence in sources
  • Feature depthNot applicable to a journal
  • Support qualityNo evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

FEBS Open Bio (reading)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
FEBS Open Bio (publishing)Article Publication Charge
Subscribed journalsInstitutional subscription

Best for

  • Molecular biology researchers
  • Authors seeking peer-reviewed biochemistry venues
  • Libraries licensing journals
  • Open-access readers

Not for

  • Software buyers — nothing here to deploy
  • Small teams wanting a CRM or admin tool
  • General readers; content is technical research

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

APC required for open-access publishing; confirm current fees before submitting

medium

Reading subscribed journals typically needs a library or Ovid/Sheridan license

low

Congress registration fees are separate from journal access costs

low

'Febs' name collides with unrelated products; CVE search hits target FEBS-Shiro software

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Biweekly, peer-reviewed journal from a not-for-profit society
  • Published and hosted by Wiley, a major academic publisher
  • Open-access option (FEBS Open Bio) is free to read
  • Publishes accessible primers, e.g. single-cell RNA-seq analysis
  • Decades of history as a charitable scientific federation

Cons

  • Not software: no licenses, admins, or integrations to evaluate
  • Open-access publishing requires an article publication charge
  • Non-open-access journals need institutional subscriptions to read
  • Few public user ratings; review evidence is thin

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/26/2026 - 10 sources - No vulnerabilities found for this journal; CVEs in the sources target the unrelated FEBS-Shiro admin framework.

official x5review x2security x3
  • CVE-2018-20437 (FEBS-Shiro, not this journal), Path traversal in FEBS-Shiro, an unrelated open-source Java admin project. CVSS 7.5, high.
  • CVE-2022-27958 (FEBS-Shiro, not this journal), Incorrect default permissions in FEBS-Shiro software. CVSS 5.4, medium.

Key stats

  • Security posture: 3/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No pricing numbers in sources
  • Ease of use. No evidence in sources
  • Feature depth. Not applicable to a journal
  • Support quality. No evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. No journal CVEs; hits are unrelated FEBS-Shiro software
  • Biweekly Publication frequency Peer-reviewed; The FEBS Journal
  • Wiley Publisher Hosted on Wiley Online Library
  • 3+ Journal family FEBS Journal, FEBS Letters, FEBS Open Bio
  • Free Open-access reading APC applies to publish in FEBS Open Bio

Pricing

FEBS Open Bio (reading)

Free

  • Fully open-access articles

FEBS Open Bio (publishing)

Article Publication Charge

  • APC required; exact amount not listed in sources

Subscribed journals

Institutional subscription

  • FEBS Journal and FEBS Letters via library or Ovid

Security

No vulnerabilities found for this journal; CVEs in the sources target the unrelated FEBS-Shiro admin framework.

  • CVE-2018-20437 (FEBS-Shiro, not this journal)Path traversal in FEBS-Shiro, an unrelated open-source Java admin project. CVSS 7.5, high.⁷
  • CVE-2022-27958 (FEBS-Shiro, not this journal)Incorrect default permissions in FEBS-Shiro software. CVSS 5.4, medium.⁸

What users say

Author-review evidence is sparse; scirev lists a small number of reviews for FEBS Journal, and social chatter about 'FEBS' mostly concerns unrelated topics.

Alternatives

Compare Febs (The FEBS Journal / FEBS Press) with each alternative.

Full analysis

Based on ~15 relevant public sources. Many 'FEBS' search hits were unrelated (surfboards, film series, FEBS-Shiro software) and were excluded.

Not software — a Wiley-hosted, peer-reviewed biochemistry journal. Only relevant to molecular biology authors and readers.

Methodology

Based on ~15 relevant public sources. Many 'FEBS' search hits were unrelated (surfboards, film series, FEBS-Shiro software) and were excluded.

Sources

  1. The FEBS Journal - Wiley Online Libraryfebs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
    official
  2. The FEBS Journal - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    review
  3. FEBS Open Bio Open Access - FEBS Pressfebs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
    official
  4. FEBS Journal - SciRev reviewsscirev.org
    review
  5. The FEBS Journal - Sheridan POD single issuesondemand.sheridan.com
    official
  6. FEBS Journal, The - Ovidwolterskluwer.com
    official
  7. CVE-2018-20437: FEBS-Shiro Path Traversalstrix.ai
    security
  8. CVE-2022-27958 - NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  9. FEBS-Security GitHub security pagegithub.com
    security
  10. FEBS at 50 (history)febs.org
    official

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