Journal profile · BIOPHYSICS
BMC Structural Biology
ISSN 1472-6807 · BioMed Central · ENGLAND · Founded 2001
BMC Structural Biology: fully open access; APC about USD 2,040; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 0 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: BMC Structural Biology 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
BMC Structural Biology is published by BioMed Central. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Protein Structure and Dynamics, Enzyme Structure and Function and Computational Drug Discovery Methods, together about 66.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BMC Structural Biology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on investigations into the structure of biological macromolecules, including solving structures, structural and functional analyses, and computational modeling.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): BIOPHYSICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.5%
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science27.8%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science6.5%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Machine Learning in BioinformaticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.4%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.6%
- Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.1%
- Biochemical and Structural CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structural Biology | Q3 | 33/48 | 32nd |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 463OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 583 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 629 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 947 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 995 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1,093 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1,278 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1,443 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,040 / EUR 1,690 / GBP 1,480 | — | — |
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1472-6807
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BMC Structural Biology
How long does peer review take at BMC Structural Biology?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 BMC Structural Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMC Structural Biology is indexed in Scopus.
Is BMC Structural Biology open access, and what is the APC?
BMC Structural Biology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,040.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .