Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Biophysics Reports
ISSN 2364-3420 · Science Press, PR China · China
Biophysics Reports: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 59 days to acceptance (55 articles, last 24 months); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Biophysics Reports is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biophysics Reports is published by Science Press, PR China. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques, Protein Structure and Dynamics and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, together about 28.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biophysics Reports is no longer published by SpringerOpen. The journal is continuing in self-publishing by The Biophysical Society of China as of 1 January ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
- Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry5.3%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy5.3%
- Cellular transport and secretionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science4.4%
- Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Q3 | 131/223 | 41st |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 87/144 | 39th |
| Oncology | Q3 | 274/428 | 36th |
| Biotechnology | Q3 | 211/325 | 35th |
| Biophysics | Q3 | 106/155 | 31st |
| Structural Biology | Q4 | 40/51 | 22nd |
| Cell Biology | Q4 | 248/289 | 14th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 376 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 736 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 792 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | 637 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 484 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 499 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 495 |
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
59 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 42 days – 78 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 55 articles with submission and acceptance dates (81 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Science Press, PR China
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2364-3420
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biophysics Reports
How long does peer review take at Biophysics Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 55 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 59 days (interquartile range 42–78 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index Biophysics Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biophysics Reports is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Biophysics Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Biophysics Reports is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .