Journal profile · Physics and Astronomy-Condensed Matter Physics
Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications
ISSN 2053-230X · Wiley-Blackwell · DENMARK
Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.06; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,520; median 76 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); 70 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Enzyme Structure and Function, Biochemical and Molecular Research and Protein Structure and Dynamics, together about 43.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Acta Crystallographica Section F</em> is a rapid communications journal publishing structural biology results and methods from all current and new structural biology techniques.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics and Astronomy-Condensed Matter Physics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science28.5%
- Biochemical and Molecular ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 339OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 68Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 354,015Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,474 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 36 | 2 |
| 2025 | 70 | 68 | 68 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 114 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 125 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 280 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | 284 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
76 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 55 days – 109 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 93 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (127 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,520 / EUR 3,170 / GBP 2,780 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2053-230X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 82, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications
What CAS zone is Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemical Research Methods / Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Biophysics / Crystallography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.06; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 55–109 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology Communications is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,520.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .