Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
ChemBioChem
ISSN 1439-4227 · eISSN 1439-7633 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 2000
ChemBioChem: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.68; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,430; median 85 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 37.5%; 529 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ChemBioChem is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ChemBioChem (Impact Factor 2018: 2.641) publishes important breakthroughs across all areas at the interface of chemistry and biology, including the fields of chemical biology, bioorganic chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, synthetic biology, biocatalysis, bionanotechnology, and biomaterials. It is published on behalf of Chemistry Europe, an association of 16 European chemical societies, and supported by the Asian Chemical Editorial Society (ACES).
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.1%
- Click Chemistry and ApplicationsChemistry7.1%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Microbial Natural Products and BiosynthesisMedicine6.2%
- RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.68LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 117LetPub ·
- h-index
- 163OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,771OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 487LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 386 | 262 | 147 |
| 2025 | 529 | 342 | 1,111 |
| 2024 | 583 | 378 | 3,069 |
| 2023 | 493 | 354 | 3,939 |
| 2022 | 446 | 260 | 5,012 |
| 2021 | 436 | 232 | 5,869 |
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
85 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 55 days – 132 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (49 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 113 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,092 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 37.5%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 4,430 / EUR 3,700 / GBP 3,010 | — | — |
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
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1439-4227
- Electronic ISSN
- 1439-7633
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ChemBioChem
What CAS zone is ChemBioChem in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ChemBioChem is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Chemistry, Medicinal. 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 ChemBioChem?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.68; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 163.
How long does peer review take at ChemBioChem?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 85 days (interquartile range 55–132 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 37.5%”. 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 ChemBioChem?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ChemBioChem is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ChemBioChem open access, and what is the APC?
ChemBioChem is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,430.
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: .