Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
ISSN 0006-2960 · eISSN 1520-4995 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Biweekly · Founded 1962
Biochemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.42; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 85 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 430 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biochemistry is published by American Chemical Society 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 Enzyme Structure and Function, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Protein Structure and Dynamics, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biochemistry provides an international forum for publishing exceptional, rigorous, high-impact research across all of biological chemistry. This broad scope includes studies on the chemical, physical, mechanistic, and/or structural basis of biological or cell function, and encompasses the fields of chemical biology, synthetic biology, disease biology, cell biology, nucleic acid biology, neuroscience, structural biology, and biophysics. In addition to traditional Research Articles, Biochemistry also publishes Communications, Viewpoints, and Perspectives, as well as From the Bench articles that report new methods of particular interest to the biological chemistry community.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science8.7%
- DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.6%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.5%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.6%
- Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Hemoglobin structure and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Biochemical and Molecular ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
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 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 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 |
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 | 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
- 2.42LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 231LetPub ·
- h-index
- 444OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61,919OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 372LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 71,359 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 288 | 140 | 112 |
| 2025 | 430 | 231 | 1,250 |
| 2024 | 360 | 209 | 1,644 |
| 2023 | 336 | 209 | 2,413 |
| 2022 | 374 | 221 | 4,665 |
| 2021 | 460 | 225 | 6,136 |
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
85 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 99 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 6 days (3 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 91 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (707 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)
- 1–2 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
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
- articleArticle Structural and Functional Insights into pH-Dependent Dynamics of Ostrinia furnacalis Pheromone-Binding Protein 3 (OfurPBP3)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
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Biweekly
- Founded
- 1962
- ISSN
- 0006-2960
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-4995
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 17 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biochemistry
What CAS zone is Biochemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biochemistry is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Biochemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.42; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 444.
How long does peer review take at Biochemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 85 days (interquartile range 62–99 days); authors report an average review time of 1–2 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Biochemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biochemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Biochemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Biochemistry is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .