Journal profile · Chemistry-Organic Chemistry
Applied Biological Chemistry
ISSN 2468-0834 · eISSN 2468-0842 · Springer Singapore · SOUTH KOREA · Founded 2009
Applied Biological Chemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.23; fully open access; APC about USD 1,690; median 80 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 95 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Biological Chemistry is published by Springer Singapore and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Food Quality and Safety Studies, Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science and Enzyme Production and Characterization, together about 35.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Applied Biological Chemistry aims to promote the interchange and dissemination of scientific data among researchers in the field of agricultural and biological chemistry. The journal covers biochemistry and molecular biology, medical and biomaterial science, food science, and environmental science as applied to multidisciplinary agriculture.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry-Organic Chemistry
Editor-in-chief Namhyun ChungPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named South Korea 46, United States 7, Mainland China 1, Japan 1, Canada 1 (59 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences19.7%
- Agriculture, Soil, Plant ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.6%
- GABA and Rice ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing4.9%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4.7%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
- Phytoestrogen effects and researchMedicine3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 4.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 559OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 90LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 889,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,114 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 70 | 32 |
| 2025 | 95 | 95 | 311 |
| 2024 | 118 | 118 | 1,284 |
| 2023 | 92 | 92 | 907 |
| 2022 | 89 | 89 | 1,054 |
| 2021 | 97 | 97 | 1,573 |
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
80 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 57 days – 106 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 101 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (198 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,690 / EUR 1,350 / GBP 1,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,090 / USD 1,590 / EUR 1,250 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,290 / USD 1,790 / EUR 1,450 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Applied Biological Chemistry articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 2468-0834
- Electronic ISSN
- 2468-0842
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Biological Chemistry
What CAS zone is Applied Biological Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Biological Chemistry is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Food Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Applied Biological Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.23; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Applied Biological Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 80 days (interquartile range 57–106 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Applied Biological Chemistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Applied Biological Chemistry based?
Of the 59 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (46), United States (7) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Applied Biological Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Biological Chemistry is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Applied Biological Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Biological Chemistry is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,690.
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: .