Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
ISSN 0003-9861 · eISSN 1096-0384 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1951
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.52; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,170; median 101 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 340 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics is published by Academic Press Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders and Enzyme Structure and Function, together about 20.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ABB: Publishing great science for over 75 years!Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics publishes quality original articles and reviews in the developing areas of biochemistry and biophysics. The focus of the journal is on studies that significantly advance mechanism. Scientifically valid reports of studies that do not advance the understanding of the underlying mechanism of the system under study are unlikely to be accepted.Research areas includeEnzyme and protein structure, function, regulation. Folding, turnover, and post-translational processing Biological oxidations, free radical reactions, redox signaling, oxygenases, P450 reactions Signal transduction, receptors, membrane transport, intracellular signalsCellular and integrated metabolismInflammation and molecular mechanisms of diseaseOmics studies require experimental validation demonstrating the molecular mechanism.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science6.6%
- Amino Acid Enzymes and MetabolismBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Pharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5%
- Biochemical and Molecular ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Hemoglobin structure and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 156LetPub ·
- h-index
- 297OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24,692OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 314LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 34,979 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 214 | 56 | 75 |
| 2025 | 340 | 104 | 1,057 |
| 2024 | 316 | 111 | 2,031 |
| 2023 | 258 | 81 | 2,528 |
| 2022 | 250 | 85 | 2,827 |
| 2021 | 253 | 66 | 5,167 |
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 PubMed · to
101 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 137 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 106 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (646 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
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 3,170 / EUR 2,970 / GBP 2,540 / JPY 393,180 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,540 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,540 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1951
- ISSN
- 0003-9861
- Electronic ISSN
- 1096-0384
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
What CAS zone is Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biophysics / Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.52; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 297.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 101 days (interquartile range 56–137 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,170.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .