Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Biochemical Society Transactions
ISSN 0300-5127 · eISSN 1470-8752 · Portland Press Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1973
Biochemical Society Transactions: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.44; hybrid open access; median 136 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 124 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biochemical Society Transactions is published by Portland Press Ltd. and is in Zone 2 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 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, together about 21.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biochemical Society Transactions is the reviews journal of the Biochemical Society, publishing mini-reviews from across biochemistry and the molecular biosciences
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Editor-in-chief James Murphy WalterPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Amino Acid Enzymes and MetabolismBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine4.5%
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
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
- 4.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 131LetPub ·
- h-index
- 219OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,214OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 68.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 137LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 31,139 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | 103 | 64 |
| 2025 | 124 | 124 | 558 |
| 2024 | 209 | 161 | 2,120 |
| 2023 | 174 | 132 | 3,511 |
| 2022 | 159 | 111 | 3,592 |
| 2021 | 240 | 178 | 6,336 |
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
136 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 69 days – 205 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (8 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 181 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (278 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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access articles
NINJ1: implications for plasma membrane rupture and disease The diverse gating mechanisms of bacterial MscS-like ion channels Building peroxisomes: perspectives on plant peroxins Overview of pathways and dynamic interactions of c- type cytochromes in Geobacter sulfurreducens
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
- Portland Press Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0300-5127
- Electronic ISSN
- 1470-8752
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biochemical Society Transactions
What CAS zone is Biochemical Society Transactions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biochemical Society Transactions is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Biochemical Society Transactions?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.44; CiteScore 7.9, h-index 219.
How long does peer review take at Biochemical Society Transactions?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 136 days (interquartile range 69–205 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Society Transactions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biochemical Society Transactions is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Biochemical Society Transactions open access, and what is the APC?
Biochemical Society Transactions is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .