Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
ISSN 0968-0896 · eISSN 1464-3391 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLAND · Semimonthly · Founded 1993
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.5; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,960; median 65 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); 409 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry is published by Elsevier Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Synthesis and biological activity, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 20.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry8.5%
- Synthesis and Biological EvaluationChemistry6.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Cancer therapeutics and mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science5.1%
- Click Chemistry and ApplicationsChemistry4.8%
- Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor AgentsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | 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
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142LetPub ·
- h-index
- 202OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13,875OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 338LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,503 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 227 | 52 | 70 |
| 2025 | 409 | 102 | 1,078 |
| 2024 | 369 | 212 | 2,104 |
| 2023 | 326 | 179 | 2,472 |
| 2022 | 425 | 217 | 3,997 |
| 2021 | 482 | 230 | 6,438 |
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
65 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 47 days – 79 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 67 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (632 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 1.9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 66%LetPub ·
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 3,960 / EUR 3,700 / GBP 3,170 / JPY 491,160 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0968-0896
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-3391
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
What CAS zone is Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Organic / Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Chemistry, Medicinal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.5; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 202.
How long does peer review take at Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 65 days (interquartile range 47–79 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.9 months. 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 Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,960.
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: .