Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chemistry & Biology
ISSN 1074-5521 · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Chemistry & Biology: subscription journal; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Chemistry & Biology's largest topics are Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microbial Natural Products and BiosynthesisMedicine13%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.6%
- DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science4.5%
- Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 228OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,750OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,767 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7,009 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 9,632 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11,136 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 11,776 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 12,636 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 14,607 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1074-5521
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemistry & Biology
How long does peer review take at Chemistry & Biology?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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.
Is Chemistry & Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Chemistry & Biology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .