Journal profile · Biochemical Research Methods
Biological Procedures Online
ISSN 1480-9222 · BioMed Central · CANADA · Irregular · Founded 1998
Biological Procedures Online: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.93; fully open access; APC about USD 3,590; median 84 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 59 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biological Procedures Online is published by BioMed Central 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 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biological Procedures Online publishes articles that enhance access to techniques and improve basic understanding of medical and biological sciences. We are particularly interested in important research discoveries in technology development, animal models of human diseases, cancer biology, and novel therapeutic approaches. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Reports on new research techniques and applications of existing techniques Development and technical analyses of animal models of human diseases Validation analyses of bioinformatics findings in medical and biological sciences Reviews and application of common research methods Mechanism understanding of cancer biology, especially drug resistance, tumor metabolism, and antitumor immunity New development of therapeutic approaches and drug repurpose for human cancers Biological Procedures Online places emphasis on multidisciplinary approaches that integrate novel methodologies and mechanism understanding from medicine, biology, imaging, engineering, bioinformatics, and system analysis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemical Research Methods
Editor-in-chief Bolin LiuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 22%); most named United States 16, Mainland China 6, South Korea 1, India 1, Italy 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine8.9%
- Molecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.1%
- RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
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 | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 2 |
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 | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 4.93LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 296OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 433,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 558 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 9 |
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | 193 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 312 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 448 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 565 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 589 |
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
84 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 114 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 102 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (107 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)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,990 / USD 3,590 / GBP 2,690 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,490 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,590 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,590 / USD 3,490 / EUR 2,890 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,690 / USD 3,590 / EUR 2,990 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted3
- brief reportFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Methodology Review Brief reportLength not stated
- research methodologyFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Methodology Review Brief reportLength not stated
- reviewFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Methodology Review Brief reportLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Biological Procedures Online articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attrib…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1480-9222
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biological Procedures Online
What CAS zone is Biological Procedures Online in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biological Procedures Online is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biochemical Research Methods. 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 Biological Procedures Online?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.93; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at Biological Procedures Online?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 84 days (interquartile range 50–114 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
Where are the editorial board members of Biological Procedures Online based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 22%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (16), Mainland China (6) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biological Procedures Online?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biological Procedures Online is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biological Procedures Online open access, and what is the APC?
Biological Procedures Online is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .