Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry
ChemBioEng Reviews
ISSN 2196-9744 · Wiley-Blackwell · GERMANY
ChemBioEng Reviews: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.15; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,030; median 198 days to acceptance (75 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 26% (journal website); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ChemBioEng Reviews is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Covalent Organic Framework Applications, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Academic Publishing and Open Access, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Download Flyer ChemBioEng Reviews, collecting reviews in the area of chemical and biochemical engineering, is a review journal of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (German Chemical Society, GDCh) supported by DECHEMA (German Society for Chemical Technology and Biotechnology), VDI-GVC (VDI Society for Chemical and Process Engineering), and published by Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. Aims and Scope: ChemBioEng Reviews is aiming to become a top-ranking journal that publishes review articles offering information on significant developments and provides fundamental knowledge of important topics in the fields of chemical engineering and biotechnology. The journal aims to support academics and researchers in need for concise, easy to access information on specific topics. The articles cover all fields of (bio-) chemical engineering and technology, including process development, optimization and control; particle technology; bioprocess engineering and biotechnology; separation technologies; sustainable production and the use of renewable resources; and apparatus engineering. ISSN: 2196-9744 (online). Currently 6 issues per year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Covalent Organic Framework ApplicationsMaterials Science9.5%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy6.9%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences5.4%
- Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsEngineering4.6%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Algal biology and biofuel productionEnergy4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
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
- 8.15LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 13.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 249OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 38Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 160,445Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 698 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 9 | 27 |
| 2025 | 57 | 24 | 318 |
| 2024 | 67 | 38 | 793 |
| 2023 | 87 | 49 | 1,625 |
| 2022 | 56 | 16 | 1,261 |
| 2021 | 69 | 20 | 1,525 |
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
198 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 129 days – 278 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 230 days
- Sample
- 75 articles with submission and acceptance dates (97 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 219 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 4,030 / EUR 3,350 / 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship 6 Change of Authorship
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, ChemBioEng Reviews will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request a change t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 5 Data availability statement
Data availability statement required with submission. Model summary
You are required to include a data availability statement with your submission. When submitting the manuscript on Research Exchange Submission, you will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or you can use the text editor to tell us about your data availability. You can review Wiley’s Data Sharing Policies resource to understand which data availability statement is right for your …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE guidelines endorsed; cases of suspected research and publication misconduct pursued. Model summary
This journal endorses the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines and will pursue cases of suspected research and publication misconduct (e.g. falsification, fabrication, plagiarism, inappropriate image manipulation, redundant publication). In such cases, the journal will follow the processes set out in the COPE flowcharts (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 2 Copyright Transfer Agreement
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an e-mail inviting to login to Author Services, where, via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS), they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. Authors may choose to publish under the terms of the journal's standard copyright agreement, or …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1 Open Access
Online Open publication offered for open access. Model summary
If authors wish to make their publications freely available at the moment they are published (open access), ChemBioEng Reviews offers Online Open publication. You can find further information on our homepage.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2196-9744
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ChemBioEng Reviews
What CAS zone is ChemBioEng Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ChemBioEng Reviews is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Chemical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ChemBioEng Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.15; CiteScore 13.8, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at ChemBioEng Reviews?
Based on the dates recorded on 75 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 198 days (interquartile range 129–278 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of ChemBioEng Reviews?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index ChemBioEng Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ChemBioEng Reviews is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ChemBioEng Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
ChemBioEng Reviews is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,030.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .