Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
ISSN 0006-291X · eISSN 1090-2104 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Weekly · Founded 1959
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.48; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,110; median 75 days to acceptance (123 articles, last 24 months); 1,597 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications is published by Academic Press Inc. 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 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, together about 17.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine4.9%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- RNA Research and SplicingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
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 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
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 3 |
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 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 243LetPub ·
- h-index
- 396OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72,761OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,466LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 101,636 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,122 | 263 | 342 |
| 2025 | 1,597 | 484 | 3,669 |
| 2024 | 1,467 | 533 | 7,377 |
| 2023 | 1,196 | 423 | 8,618 |
| 2022 | 1,456 | 488 | 14,521 |
| 2021 | 1,461 | 461 | 20,511 |
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
75 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 119 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (123 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 79 days
- Sample
- 123 articles with submission and acceptance dates (3,417 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)
- 49.64%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
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 3,110 / EUR 2,910 / GBP 2,490 / JPY 385,730 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Founded
- 1959
- ISSN
- 0006-291X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1090-2104
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
What CAS zone is Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Biophysics. 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 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.48; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 396.
How long does peer review take at Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications?
Based on the dates recorded on 123 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 75 days (interquartile range 46–119 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month. 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 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications open access, and what is the APC?
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,110.
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: .