Journal profile · Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
ISSN 0006-3592 · eISSN 1097-0290 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly
Biotechnology and Bioengineering: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.87; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,060; median 104 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 50%; 293 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biotechnology and Bioengineering is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects and Biofuel production and bioconversion, together about 35.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biotechnology & Bioengineering publishes Perspectives, Articles, Reviews, Mini-Reviews, and Communications to the Editor that embrace all aspects of biotechnology. These include: -Enzyme systems and their applications, including enzyme reactors, purification, and applied aspects of protein engineering -Animal-cell biotechnology, including media development -Applied aspects of cellular physiology, metabolism, and energetics -Biocatalysis and applied enzymology, including enzyme reactors, protein engineering, and nanobiotechnology -Biothermodynamics -Biofuels, including biomass and renewable resource engineering -Biomaterials, including delivery systems and materials for tissue engineering -Bioprocess engineering, including kinetics and modeling of biological systems, transport phenomena in bioreactors, bioreactor design, monitoring, and control -Biosensors and instrumentation -Computational and systems biology, including bioinformatics and genomic/proteomic studies -Environmental biotechnology, including biofilms, algal systems, and bioremediation -Metabolic and cellular engineering -Plant-cell biotechnology -Spectroscopic and other analytical techniques for biotechnological applications -Synthetic biology -Tissue engineering, stem-cell bioengineering, regenerative medicine, gene therapy and delivery systems The editors will consider papers for publication based on novelty, their immediate or future impact on biotechnological processes, and their contribution to the advancement of biochemical engineering science. Submission of papers dealing with routine aspects of bioprocessing, description of established equipment, and routine applications of established methodologies (e.g., control strategies, modeling, experimental methods) is discouraged. Theoretical papers will be judged based on the novelty of the approach and their potential impact, or on their novel capability to predict and elucidate experimental observations.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.6%
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering10.1%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.1%
- Protein purification and stabilityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.6%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering4.5%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 2 |
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
- 3.87LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 171LetPub ·
- h-index
- 272OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13,413OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 252LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,868 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 249 | 169 | 127 |
| 2025 | 293 | 183 | 962 |
| 2024 | 277 | 181 | 2,013 |
| 2023 | 324 | 230 | 3,840 |
| 2022 | 309 | 123 | 5,180 |
| 2021 | 390 | 157 | 7,894 |
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
104 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 141 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 118 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (582 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)
- 50%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 5,060 / EUR 4,250 / GBP 3,330 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- ISSN
- 0006-3592
- Electronic ISSN
- 1097-0290
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biotechnology and Bioengineering
What CAS zone is Biotechnology and Bioengineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biotechnology and Bioengineering is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology. 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 Biotechnology and Bioengineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.87; CiteScore 7.8, h-index 272.
How long does peer review take at Biotechnology and Bioengineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 104 days (interquartile range 75–141 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “50%”. 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 Biotechnology and Bioengineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biotechnology and Bioengineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Biotechnology and Bioengineering open access, and what is the APC?
Biotechnology and Bioengineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,060.
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: .