Journal profile · BIOLOGY
Bio-protocol
ISSN 2331-8325 · Bio-protocol LLC · United States
Bio-protocol: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,200; median 62 days to acceptance (113 articles, last 24 months); 416 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bio-protocol is published by Bio-protocol LLC and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Explore the aims and scope of the Bio-protocol journal. We publish high-quality, step-by-step, peer-reviewed protocols across all areas of life sciences to improve research reproducibility.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Caroline ShamuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Hong Kong, China 2, United Kingdom 2, France 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences10.4%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering10.4%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences10.4%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Molecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,053OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 398LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,853 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 289 | 289 | 29 |
| 2025 | 416 | 416 | 340 |
| 2024 | 323 | 323 | 517 |
| 2023 | 648 | 648 | 1,422 |
| 2022 | 548 | 312 | 1,636 |
| 2021 | 829 | 540 | 3,241 |
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
62 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 79 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (113 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 104 days
- Sample
- 113 articles with submission and acceptance dates (735 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,200 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- protocolBio-protocol is an open access journal. Submission to Bio-protocol occurs by invitation, self-submission, or upon recommendation by editors from our collaborati…Length 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
- Bio-protocol LLC
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2331-8325
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bio-protocol
What CAS zone is Bio-protocol in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bio-protocol is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Bio-protocol?
Based on the dates recorded on 113 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 62 days (interquartile range 48–79 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Bio-protocol based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Hong Kong, China (2) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bio-protocol?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bio-protocol is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Bio-protocol open access, and what is the APC?
Bio-protocol is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .