Journal profile · Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN 1684-5315 · KENYA · Monthly
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY: fully open access; review about 4.8 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 58.05%; 12 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2017 (Volume 16, Issue 3): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY's largest topics are Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity and Biofuel production and bioconversion, together about 23.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The African Journal of Biotechnology (AJB), a new broad-based journal, was founded on two key tenets: To publish the most exciting research in all areas of applied biochemistry, industrial microbiology, molecular biology, genomics and proteomics, food and agricultural technologies, and metabolic engineering. Secondly, to provide the most rapid turn-around time possible for reviewing and publishing, and to disseminate the articles freely for teaching and reference purposes. All articles published in AJB are peer-reviewed. Information on this journal can also be found on the publisher's website: http://www.academicjournals.org/ajb/AJOL has stopped updating this journal, as it no longer complies with our basic inclusion criteria.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.3%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering5.6%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Seed Germination and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Plant Genetic and Mutation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,778OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 108.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,386 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 4,544 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 89 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 165 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 234 |
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 review time (community reports)
- about 4.8 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 58.05%LetPub ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Some journals charge publishing fees; authors should ask the journal directly. Model summary
Please note, some journals charge publishing fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
The African Journal of Biotechnology is published monthly (one volume per year) by Academic Journals Model summary
The African Journal of Biotechnology is published monthly (one volume per year) by Academic Journals
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Country or region
- KENYA
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1684-5315
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 3 (2017)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
How long does peer review take at AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY?
Authors report an average review time of about 4.8 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 58.05%”. 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.
Is AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .