Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biophysics
Biophysical Reviews
ISSN 1867-2450 · eISSN 1867-2469 · Springer Nature · 6 issues per year
Biophysical Reviews: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 63 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); 137 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biophysical Reviews is published by Springer Nature 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 Protein Structure and Dynamics, Environmental Monitoring and Data Management and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Important submission policy: Please note that Biophysical Reviews is invitation only. In your cover letter, please indicate the name of the editor who invited you to submit your paper, otherwise it will be rejected. The cover letter should also indicate at least 2 potential reviewers for the paper. Review papers generated fully by artificial intelligence will also be rejected - see our author guidelines. Biophysical Reviews aims to publish critical and timely reviews from key figures in the field of biophysics. The bulk of the reviews that are currently published are from invited authors, but the journal is also open for non-solicited reviews. Interested authors are encouraged to discuss the possibility of contributing a review with the Editor-in-Chief prior to submission. Through publishing reviews on biophysics, the editors of the journal hope to illustrate the great power and potential of physical techniques in the biological sciences, they aim to stimulate the discussion and promote further research and would like to educate and enthuse basic researcher scientists and students of biophysics. Biophysical Reviews covers the entire field of biophysics, generally defined as the science of describing and defining biological phenomenon using the concepts and the techniques of physics. This includes but is not limited by such areas as: - Bioinformatics- Biophysical methods and instrumentation- Medical biophysics- Biosystems- Cell biophysics and organization- Macromolecules: dynamics, structures and interactions- Single molecule biophysics- Membrane biophysics, channels and transportationHonorary Editorial Board Member:Etienne Baulieu, National Institute of Health and Medical Research, FranceFormer Editor-in-Chief:Damien Hall, PhD, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken 920-1165Email: damienhall30@gmail.com
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biophysics
Editor-in-chief Wilma OlsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 7, United Kingdom 7, Australia 7, Japan 5, India 5 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
- Environmental Monitoring and Data ManagementEarth and Planetary Sciences7.3%
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin StudiesMedicine6.4%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science6.1%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.2%
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 | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, 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 (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 731OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 112LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 633,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,447 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 57 | 40 |
| 2025 | 137 | 137 | 579 |
| 2024 | 86 | 85 | 594 |
| 2023 | 139 | 139 | 1,828 |
| 2022 | 121 | 121 | 2,056 |
| 2021 | 136 | 136 | 2,955 |
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
63 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 39 days – 80 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 85 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (235 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
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Policy
Authorship should incorporate and should be restricted to those who have contributed substantially to the work in one or more of the following categories: • Conceived of or designed study • Performed research • Analyzed data • Contributed new methods or models • Wrote the paper Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
All original research must include a Data Availability Statement. Data Availability Statements should provide information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found. Statements should include, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. When it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Biophysical Reviews, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1867-2450
- Electronic ISSN
- 1867-2469
- Society / sponsor
- International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 3 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biophysical Reviews
What CAS zone is Biophysical Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biophysical Reviews is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biophysics. 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 Biophysical Reviews?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.3, h-index 91.
How long does peer review take at Biophysical Reviews?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 39–80 days). 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 Biophysical Reviews?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Biophysical Reviews based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), United Kingdom (7) and Australia (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biophysical Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biophysical Reviews is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biophysical Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Biophysical Reviews is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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: .