Journal profile · Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Biotechnology for Biofuels
ISSN 1754-6834 · eISSN 2731-3654 · BioMed Central · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 2008
Biotechnology for Biofuels: impact factor 0; fully open access; APC about USD 2,990; median 94 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biotechnology for Biofuels is published by BioMed Central. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Biofuel production and bioconversion, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction and Algal biology and biofuel production, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts is an open access peer-reviewed journal featuring studies describing advancements in fundamental understanding, technological capabilities, and technoeconomic & life cycle assessment of the production of biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials. The journal emphasizes understanding and advancing the application of biotechnology, bioengineering, and genetics to improve plant, algae, and other carbonaceous feedstocks, as well as devised conversion systems. Their improvement is of critical relevance to the biological production of biofuels, biochemicals, and biomaterials derived from plant or aquatic biomass, intermediates derived from biomass, or CO2. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts focuses on the following areas: • Anaerobic digestion of waste • Bacterial and fungal/yeast genetics, physiology, and metabolic engineering • Biohydrogen and bioelectricity (fuel cells) • Biological and chemical upgrading of biomass sugars, lignins and other biomass-derived intermediates • Biomass pretreatment, fractionation, and extraction • Bioprocess integration, biohybrid processes and technoeconomic analysis • Cell free and immobilized enzyme processes • Development of terrestrial plant and algal feedstocks • Enzyme engineering, production, and analysis (including cell free and immobilized enzyme processes) • Fermentation, biocatalytic conversion, and reaction dynamics • Life cycle assessment and environmental impact analysis Section Topics covered Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Anaerobic Digestion of Waste focuses on the microbes and microbial communities that drive conversion of organic waste under anoxic conditions. This topic includes microbial ecology, syntrophy, methanogenesis, pathway engineering, community dynamics, inhibition and resilience, and strategies to improve digester performance through better understanding or control of the biology. Bacterial and fungal/yeast genetics, physiology, and metabolic engineering Bacterial and fungal/yeast genetics, physiology, and metabolic engineering focuses on understanding and engineering microbial function for improved bioconversion and bioproduct formation. This includes studies on gene regulation, metabolism, stress responses, host physiology, pathway design, strain engineering, and systems-level approaches in bacteria, fungi, and yeasts. Biohydrogen and bioelectricity (fuel cells) Biohydrogen and bioelectricity focuses on microbes, enzymes, and redox-active biological sy
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Editor-in-chief Evangelos TopakasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 18 in mainland China (about 11%); most named United States 43, Mainland China 18, India 16, Sweden 10, Brazil 9 (167 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering24%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.9%
- Algal biology and biofuel productionEnergy5.4%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Polysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionEngineering4.9%
- Lignin and Wood ChemistryEngineering4.2%
- Fungal and yeast genetics researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
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.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexSCIECASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 0LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,422OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 3,500,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,541 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 247 | 247 | 10,762 |
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
94 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 130 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 117 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (249 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,490 / USD 2,990 / GBP 2,190 | Yes | CC BY, CC0 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,990 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,990 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,190 / USD 2,990 / EUR 2,490 | — | — |
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 papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted3
- methodologyFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Methodology ReviewLength not stated
- researchFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Methodology ReviewLength not stated
- reviewFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Methodology ReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons licences: CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1754-6834
- Electronic ISSN
- 2731-3654
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biotechnology for Biofuels
What is the impact factor of Biotechnology for Biofuels?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 15.7, h-index 175.
How long does peer review take at Biotechnology for Biofuels?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 94 days (interquartile range 70–130 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Biotechnology for Biofuels based?
Of the 167 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 18 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (43), Mainland China (18) and India (16). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biotechnology for Biofuels?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biotechnology for Biofuels is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, SCIE, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biotechnology for Biofuels open access, and what is the APC?
Biotechnology for Biofuels is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,990.
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: .