Journal profile · Energy & Fuels
Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr
ISSN 1932-104X · eISSN 1932-1031 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.82; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,530; median 121 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 212 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd 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 Biofuel production and bioconversion, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion, together about 42.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Energy & Fuels
Editor-in-chief Bruce E. DalePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 9%); most named United States 17, United Kingdom 7, Mainland China 5, Brazil 5, Germany 4 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering26.4%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8%
- Catalysis for Biomass ConversionEngineering7.6%
- Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsEngineering6.9%
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesEngineering5.9%
- Bioenergy crop production and managementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science3.7%
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 | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | 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 | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | 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
- 3.82LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,004OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 197LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 201Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 337,752Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,158 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 106 | 50 | 59 |
| 2025 | 212 | 126 | 687 |
| 2024 | 158 | 88 | 1,367 |
| 2023 | 114 | 67 | 1,227 |
| 2022 | 134 | 41 | 1,799 |
| 2021 | 167 | 45 | 3,542 |
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
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 176 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 155 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (344 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 113 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 4,530 / EUR 4,080 / GBP 3,020 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Not considered
- primary research papers
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- modeling and analysisModeling and Analysis A Modeling and Analysis manuscript should provide a well referenced in-depth analysis and discussion, or discuss/compare modeling applicat…Length not stated
- original researchOriginal Research (From Fall 2020, Biofpr will be handling primary research articles in specific areas)Length not stated
- research articlerch articles in specific areas) Primary Research Articles present the results of a completed research project and are up to 5000 words in length (or 8 – 10 doub…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewthin the aims and scope of the journal. Reviews should generally be about 5000 – 6000 words in length (or 10 - 12 double-spaced manuscript pages, inclumain text ≤ 6,000 words
- short communicationThe aim of publishing a Short Communication article is to present useful and novel preliminary results of interest to a wide, interdisciplinary audience. The ma…Length not stated
- spotlightSpotlight A Spotlight is a brief, lightly referenced article about an outstanding area, newsworthy advance or event in the field.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship (1) Authorship:
This journal follows policies by our publisher Wiley and COPE stating that generative AI technologies, such as ChatGPT, “cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors.” As a result, this journal does not permit generative AI technologies and tools to be listed as authors on submissions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure Statement
“In preparing this manuscript, the author(s) used the following [GENERATIVE AI TECHNOLOGIES/TOOLS] in order to [REASON/S]. The specific content generated by these AI technologies/tools in the manuscript is clearly marked and described in a dedicated appendix, to be used for editorial and review purposes. Prior to submission, the author(s) reviewed the content generated and take(s) full responsibil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
To enable the publisher to disseminate the author’s work to the fullest extent, the author must sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement, via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) described above, transferring copyright of the article to the Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Permission grants - if the manuscript contains extracts, including illustrations, from other copyright …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing open access
If the open access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA): Creative Commons Attribution License OAA Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License OAA Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial -NoDerivs License OAA To preview the terms and conditions of these open access agreements please visit th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission and Peer Review Process
No submission fees. Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/BBB For help with submissions, please contact: submissionhelp@wiley.com This journal does not charge submission fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy: journal considers preprint articles for review; preprints may be posted at any time. Model summary
Please find the Wiley Preprint Policy here. This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1932-104X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1932-1031
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr
What CAS zone is Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology / Energy & Fuels. 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 Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.82; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 124.
How long does peer review take at Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 84–176 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words. 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 Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (17), United Kingdom (7) and Mainland China (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr open access, and what is the APC?
Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,530.
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: .