Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
BioFactors
ISSN 0951-6433 · eISSN 1872-8081 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1988
BioFactors: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.19; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; median 128 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 87 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BioFactors is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress, Coenzyme Q10 studies and effects and Trace Elements in Health, together about 25.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>BioFactors</em> journal publishes research identifying new substances known as biofactors & their functions at the biophysical, biochemical, cellular, & human level.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine9.2%
- Coenzyme Q10 studies and effectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9%
- Trace Elements in HealthNursing7%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine6.7%
- Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stressBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine5%
- Free Radicals and AntioxidantsChemistry4.3%
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 3 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 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 3 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the 2021 edition (high risk) and the 2020 edition (low risk); not listed in the other 4 editions.LetPub
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
- 5.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 10.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,662OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 69Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 287,055Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,692 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 46 | 57 |
| 2025 | 87 | 44 | 282 |
| 2024 | 110 | 61 | 944 |
| 2023 | 108 | 60 | 1,209 |
| 2022 | 113 | 36 | 2,386 |
| 2021 | 121 | 21 | 2,949 |
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
128 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 76 days – 173 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 148 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (195 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)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 134 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 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 4,150 / EUR 3,470 / GBP 2,720 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0951-6433
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-8081
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BioFactors
What CAS zone is BioFactors in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BioFactors is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Endocrinology & Metabolism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of BioFactors?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.19; CiteScore 10.8, h-index 135.
How long does peer review take at BioFactors?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 128 days (interquartile range 76–173 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10% (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 BioFactors?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BioFactors is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is BioFactors open access, and what is the APC?
BioFactors is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .