Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bioconjugate Chemistry
ISSN 1043-1802 · eISSN 1520-4812 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1990
Bioconjugate Chemistry: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.53; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 77 days to acceptance (27 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 266 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bioconjugate Chemistry is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bioconjugate Chemistry covers bioconjugate science, including preparation, properties and applications of biomolecular conjugates.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Theresa M. ReinekePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.1%
- RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine9.9%
- Click Chemistry and ApplicationsChemistry7.3%
- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsMedicine5.9%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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
- 4.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 161LetPub ·
- h-index
- 219OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,210OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 239LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,162 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 194 | 69 | 89 |
| 2025 | 266 | 80 | 993 |
| 2024 | 215 | 91 | 1,383 |
| 2023 | 237 | 103 | 3,191 |
| 2022 | 263 | 103 | 3,562 |
| 2021 | 272 | 112 | 6,083 |
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
77 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 41 days – 92 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (2 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 159 days
- Sample
- 27 articles with submission and acceptance dates (446 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 hardLetPub ·
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use
Bioconjugate Chemistry covers bioconjugate science, including preparation, properties and applications of biomolecular conjugates. Model summary
Bioconjugate Chemistry covers bioconjugate science, including preparation, properties and applications of biomolecular conjugates.
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
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 1043-1802
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-4812
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bioconjugate Chemistry
What CAS zone is Bioconjugate Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bioconjugate Chemistry is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biochemical Research Methods / Chemistry, Organic / Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Chemistry, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Bioconjugate Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.53; CiteScore 7, h-index 219.
How long does peer review take at Bioconjugate Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 27 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 77 days (interquartile range 41–92 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Bioconjugate Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bioconjugate Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Bioconjugate Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Bioconjugate Chemistry is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .