Journal profile · Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology
ISSN 0724-6145 · eISSN 1616-8542 · Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · UNITED STATES · Irregular · Founded 1983
Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology: impact factor 2.48; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: easy; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology is published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Fluid Dynamics and Mixing and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This book series reviews current trends in modern biotechnology and biochemical engineering. Its aim is to cover all aspects of these interdisciplinary disciplines, where knowledge, methods and expertise are required from chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, chemical engineering and computer science. This series supports and advances the UN’s sustainable development goals, mainly SDG7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG3 (Good Health and Well Being), and SDG13 (Climate Change). Volumes are organized topically and provide a comprehensive discussion of developments in the field over the past 3–5 years. The series also discusses new discoveries and applications. Special volumes are dedicated to selected topics which focus on new biotechnological products and new processes for their synthesis and purification.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.8%
- Fluid Dynamics and MixingEngineering8.6%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering6.7%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Protein purification and stabilityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology | Q2 | 147/325 | 54th |
| Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | Q2 | 65/134 | 51st |
| Bioengineering | Q3 | 96/168 | 43rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASPublisher website
Other: EMBiology, SCImago
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 979OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.55OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,406 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 6 | 1,231 |
| 2025 | 23 | 3 | 2,619 |
| 2024 | 36 | 8 | 3,033 |
| 2023 | 32 | 5 | 3,140 |
| 2022 | 38 | 7 | 3,397 |
| 2021 | 26 | 1 | 3,648 |
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
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- book titles in this seriesBook titles in this seriesLength not stated
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 0724-6145
- Electronic ISSN
- 1616-8542
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology
What is the impact factor of Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.48; CiteScore 5, h-index 110.
Which databases index Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .