Journal profile · Biophysics
Annual Review of Biophysics
ISSN 1936-122X · eISSN 1936-1238 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATES · Annual · Founded 2008
Annual Review of Biophysics: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 12.8; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: hard; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Biophysics is published by Annual Reviews Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Protein Structure and Dynamics, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms and Enzyme Structure and Function, together about 30.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Biophysics covers significant developments in the field of biophysics, including macromolecular structure, function and dynamics, theoretical and computational biophysics, molecular biophysics of the cell, physical systems biology, membrane biophysics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and emerging techniques.  
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biophysics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.4%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.7%
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science6.3%
- Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- RNA Research and SplicingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 12.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 12.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 24.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 146LetPub ·
- h-index
- 140OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 382OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 449 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 17 | 25 |
| 2025 | 23 | 22 | 258 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 505 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 1,449 |
| 2022 | 18 | 13 | 1,531 |
| 2021 | 30 | 21 | 1,978 |
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)
- HardLetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1936-122X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1936-1238
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Biophysics
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Biophysics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Biophysics is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Biophysics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Biophysics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 12.8; CiteScore 24.6, h-index 140.
Which databases index Annual Review of Biophysics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Biophysics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Biophysics open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Biophysics 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .