Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS
ISSN 1570-9639 · eISSN 1878-1454 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1947
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.13; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; median 123 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 59 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 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 Protein Structure and Dynamics, Enzyme Structure and Function and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 28.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BBA Proteins and Proteomics covers protein structure conformation and dynamics; protein folding; protein-ligand interactions; enzyme mechanisms, models and kinetics; protein physical properties and spectroscopy; and proteomics and bioinformatics analyses of protein structure, protein function, or protein regulation.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.5%
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science11.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.6%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Hemoglobin structure and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry4.2%
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 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)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
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
- 2.13LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 134LetPub ·
- h-index
- 162OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,003OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,491 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 11 | 16 |
| 2025 | 59 | 18 | 100 |
| 2024 | 42 | 17 | 156 |
| 2023 | 64 | 22 | 442 |
| 2022 | 64 | 18 | 508 |
| 2021 | 74 | 20 | 1,017 |
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
123 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 125 days
- Sample
- 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (137 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
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 3,900 / EUR 3,650 / GBP 3,120 / JPY 483,720 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Dutch
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1947
- ISSN
- 1570-9639
- Electronic ISSN
- 1878-1454
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS
What CAS zone is BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 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 BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.13; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 162.
How long does peer review take at BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS?
Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 123 days (interquartile range 92–150 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; 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 BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS open access, and what is the APC?
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .