Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biophysics
Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
ISSN 2405-5808 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,750; median 119 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); 502 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports is published by Elsevier 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 MicroRNA in disease regulation, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research and Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, together about 18.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports (BB Reports) publishes original research from all scientific fields in all aspects of biochemistry and biophysics and related areas, such as molecular and cell biology and environmental toxicology.BB Reports welcomes a broad range of studies, from detailed mechanistic to more preliminary, descriptive, confirmatory, and small-scale studies, as long as the studies are solid, add new data and knowledge, have the potential to contribute to future research, and confirm or refute an existing hypothesis.Primary criteria for acceptance are that the work is experimentally and methodologically correct and that it meets the ethics and standards of experimental science.We strongly believe all results deserve to be published and documented for the advancement of science. BB Reports appreciates receiving reports on• Negative results • Replication studies • Reanalysis of previous datasetsBB Reports does accept methodological studies, but does not accept purely theoretical, hypothesis-generating studies without any experimental support and will not consider clinical/(genetic) epidemiological association studies.Reasons to submit your next article to BB Reports:Accessibility - Open access provides immediate and free online access to articles by anyone, anywhere in the world. No subscription needed.Quality - Our renowned international board of subject-specific Editors, guarantee a rigorous, fair and efficient peer review process.Speed - Articles are published online, quickly after acceptance. Articles are published constantly so there are no print delays or long waits for the next issue to be published.Discoverability - BB Reports is indexed in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (not SCI), Scopus, PubMed Central (PMC) and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).No Restrictions - Open access articles are online only so there are no restrictions on article length, and no additional page or color charges like many print/subscription journals. Similarly, as there are no printing costs, the environmental impact is lower.Readership - No subscriptions and no paywalls means more people can read and access an open access article, increasing author readership and usage.Author Impact - Creative commons licenses allow authors to retain copyright to their work while permitting others to share and reuse their research, increasing author impact and citations.Advancing Science - by providing access to vital research through open access, researchers across the world, including those in developing countries, can help make breakthrough discoveries which may benefit society and humanity.Option of co-submitting a data article to Data-in-Brief.View our Guide for Authors for more information, or contact us via: BBREP[at]elsevier.com.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biophysics
Editor-in-chief Hans van LeeuwenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 13, India 7, Netherlands 6, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6%
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine5.8%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- RNA Research and SplicingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine4.5%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine4.2%
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
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 |
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 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 780OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 496LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,780 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 390 | 390 | 68 |
| 2025 | 502 | 502 | 831 |
| 2024 | 265 | 265 | 1,223 |
| 2023 | 203 | 203 | 1,720 |
| 2022 | 217 | 217 | 1,900 |
| 2021 | 303 | 303 | 4,683 |
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
119 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 190 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 6 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 134 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (961 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 106 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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 2,750 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,700 / EUR 2,530 / GBP 2,160 / JPY 334,880 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,210 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,830 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,600 words
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Not considered
- clinical/(genetic) epidemiological association studies
Article types accepted8
- hypothesisBiochemistry and Biophysics Reports does accept methodological studies, but does not accept purely theoretical, hypothesis-generating studies without any experi…Length not stated
- letters to the editorBiochemistry and Biophysics Reports does accept methodological studies, but does not accept purely theoretical, hypothesis-generating studies without any experi…Length not stated
- methods paperBiochemistry and Biophysics Reports does accept methodological studies, but does not accept purely theoretical, hypothesis-generating studies without any experi…Length not stated
- methods papersMethods papers will be considered only if they are of general importance, with considerable original and useful information. Minor improvements to existing meth…Length not stated
- reviewBiochemistry and Biophysics Reports does accept methodological studies, but does not accept purely theoretical, hypothesis-generating studies without any experi…Length not stated
- reviews and mini-reviewsReviews and mini-reviews are considered by the journal. They should be thorough and sufficiently critical and accommodate different points of view.Length not stated
- short communicationBiochemistry and Biophysics Reports does accept methodological studies, but does not accept purely theoretical, hypothesis-generating studies without any experi…Length not stated
- short communicationsShort communications report on timely results in a concise manner and require rapid dissemination. They should be no more than 4,600 words long and include no m…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access Model summary
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of one reviewer for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2405-5808
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
What CAS zone is Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports is in Zone 4 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 and Biophysics Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 119 days (interquartile range 74–190 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,600 words; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (13), India (7) and Netherlands (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,750.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .