Journal profile · Energy & Fuels
Bioresource Technology
ISSN 0960-8524 · eISSN 1873-2976 · Elsevier Ltd · NETHERLANDS · Semimonthly · Founded 1991
Bioresource Technology: CAS Zone 1 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.22; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,880; median 80 days to acceptance (192 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 91%; 1,699 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bioresource Technology is published by Elsevier Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Biofuel production and bioconversion, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal and Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bioresource Technology publishes original articles, review articles, case studies and short communications on the fundamentals, applications and management of bioresource technology. The journal's aim is to advance and disseminate knowledge in all the related areas of biomass, biological waste treatment, bioenergy, biotransformations and bioresource systems analysis, and technologies associated with conversion or production.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Energy & Fuels
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering12.9%
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionEngineering8.5%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Algal biology and biofuel productionEnergy6.5%
- Microbial Fuel Cells and BioremediationEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesEngineering4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agricultural Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agricultural Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agricultural Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 8.22LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 20.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 251LetPub ·
- h-index
- 438OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29,378OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,548LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 35,771 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,889 | 314 | 1,595 |
| 2025 | 1,699 | 385 | 10,676 |
| 2024 | 1,564 | 419 | 24,444 |
| 2023 | 1,509 | 282 | 43,361 |
| 2022 | 1,722 | 279 | 73,997 |
| 2021 | 1,861 | 295 | 107,142 |
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
80 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 63 days – 101 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (192 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 82 days
- Sample
- 192 articles with submission and acceptance dates (4,213 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 2.3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 91%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 4,880 / EUR 4,570 / GBP 3,910 / JPY 605,270 | — | — |
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
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0960-8524
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-2976
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bioresource Technology
What CAS zone is Bioresource Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bioresource Technology is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Agricultural Engineering / Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology / Energy & Fuels; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Bioresource Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.22; CiteScore 20.7, h-index 438.
How long does peer review take at Bioresource Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 192 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 80 days (interquartile range 63–101 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “91%”. 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 Bioresource Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bioresource Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Bioresource Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Bioresource Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,880.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .