Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
ISSN 1470-8175 · eISSN 1539-3429 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2000
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.98; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,700; median 254 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research, Biomedical and Engineering Education and Innovative Teaching Methods, together about 41.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education</em> journal is dedicated to teacher preparation & student learning in biochemistry, molecular biology & related sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.7%
- Biomedical and Engineering EducationEngineering9.5%
- Innovative Teaching MethodsSocial Sciences9.1%
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry8.4%
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences5.4%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences4.5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.1%
- 14-3-3 protein interactionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | 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
- 0.98LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 712OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 60Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 630,491Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,386 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 40 | 11 |
| 2025 | 71 | 42 | 94 |
| 2024 | 81 | 49 | 147 |
| 2023 | 110 | 71 | 388 |
| 2022 | 111 | 47 | 569 |
| 2021 | 110 | 33 | 1,165 |
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 Crossref · to
254 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 188 days – 375 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 269 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (136 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 216 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
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 3,700 / EUR 3,070 / GBP 2,450 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1470-8175
- Electronic ISSN
- 1539-3429
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
What CAS zone is Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Education, Scientific Disciplines. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.98; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 254 days (interquartile range 188–375 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32% (2025). 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 and Molecular Biology Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education open access, and what is the APC?
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,700.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .