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Biology Methods and Protocols
ISSN 2396-8923 · Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
Biology Methods and Protocols: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,067; median 78 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 94 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biology Methods and Protocols is published by Oxford University Press 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 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biology Methods & Protocols publishes papers presenting or using new or improved methods in biological sciences, biomedicine, pre-clinical and translational research. The journal also publishes review papers devoted to methods used in these fields. It primarily publishes in the areas of genetics and heredity, biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, ecology, evolutionary biology, marine and freshwater biology, cell biology and medicine. This includes but is not limited to genome research, genome bioinformatics, computational biology, human molecular genetics, GWAS, developmental genetics, cancer genetics, neurogenetics, therapy of genetic disease, nucleic acids and proteins, gene regulation, chromatin and epigenetics, RNA and structural biology, protein-nucleic acid interaction, recombinant DNA expression, microarray technology, ribosomes and protein translation, targeted gene modification, plant and animal ecology, and plant and animal evolution. Biology Methods & Protocols encourages papers describing novel software. Such papers should describe the software and one application of it. We encourage authors to make their code available wherever possible. The journal publishes the following article types: Methods Articles; Review Articles; Opinion Articles; Innovations; Protocols Articles; Pre-registered Study Protocols; Commentaries; New Materials. Please visit our Instructions to Authors to find out more about each article type. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 2.4 Biochemical Research Methods (Rank by Impact Factor) 55/85 2025 Immediacy Index 0.7 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00118 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 2.6 Agricultural And Biological Sciences (All) (Rank by CiteScore) 92/235 Biochemistry, Genetics And Molecular Biology (All) (Rank by CiteScore) 129/223 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 0.665 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 172,469 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from submission to first decision 19.5 days 2025 Median days from submission to final decision 43 days 2025 Median days from acceptance to publication 10 days About metrics
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
Editor-in-chief Andrzej StasiakPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 8, United States 7, Spain 6, Japan 3, Germany 2 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.5%
- Molecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.5%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.1%
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.1%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine5.9%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Machine Learning in BioinformaticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
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 | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 172,469Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 433 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 33 |
| 2025 | 94 | 94 | 292 |
| 2024 | 102 | 102 | 703 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 189 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 263 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 756 |
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
78 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 40 days – 108 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 89 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (167 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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 19.5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 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 | USD 1,067 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,120 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,067 | Yes | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- commentaryMethods, Reviews, Opinions, Innovations, Protocols, Pre-Registered Study Protocols, Commentaries, New Materials, Teaching New Methods.See Instructions to Author…Length not stated
- opinionMethods, Reviews, Opinions, Innovations, Protocols, Pre-Registered Study Protocols, Commentaries, New Materials, Teaching New Methods.See Instructions to Author…Length not stated
- protocolMethods, Reviews, Opinions, Innovations, Protocols, Pre-Registered Study Protocols, Commentaries, New Materials, Teaching New Methods.See Instructions to Author…Length not stated
- reviewMethods, Reviews, Opinions, Innovations, Protocols, Pre-Registered Study Protocols, Commentaries, New Materials, Teaching New Methods.See Instructions to Author…Length not stated
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2396-8923
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Biology Methods and Protocols
What CAS zone is Biology Methods and Protocols in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biology Methods and Protocols is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemical Research Methods. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Biology Methods and Protocols?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Biology Methods and Protocols?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 78 days (interquartile range 40–108 days); authors report an average review time of about 19 weeks. 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 Biology Methods and Protocols based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (8), United States (7) and Spain (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biology Methods and Protocols?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biology Methods and Protocols is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Biology Methods and Protocols open access, and what is the APC?
Biology Methods and Protocols is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,067.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .