Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Current Biology
ISSN 0960-9822 · eISSN 1879-0445 · Cell Press · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1991
Current Biology: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.65; hybrid open access; APC about USD 7,030; median 148 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 918 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Biology is published by Cell Press and is in Zone 1 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research and Neural dynamics and brain function, together about 23% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Current Biology is a general journal that publishes original research across all areas of biology together with an extensive and varied set of editorial sections. A primary aim of the journal is to foster communication across fields of biology, both by publishing important findings of general interest from diverse fields and through highly accessible editorial articles that explicitly aim to inform non-specialists.Current Biology publishes papers reporting findings in any area of biology that have sufficient claim to be of general interest. This could be, for example, because the advance is important for a specific field, or because it is intrinsically of wide interest to biologists generally. We have several formats for publishing original research (articles, reports, and correspondences); see our article types page for details.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.4%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience8.4%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience6.1%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience4.7%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 7.65LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 290LetPub ·
- h-index
- 462OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16,416OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 542LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 25,889 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 676 | 354 | 559 |
| 2025 | 918 | 598 | 4,377 |
| 2024 | 914 | 908 | 10,670 |
| 2023 | 924 | 923 | 16,984 |
| 2022 | 916 | 916 | 24,014 |
| 2021 | 980 | 974 | 38,162 |
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 PubMed · to
148 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 237 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 177 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,796 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)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 140 daysPublisher website ·
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 7,030 / EUR 6,510 / GBP 5,630 / JPY 871,930 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 7,030 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 7,030 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.
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
- Cell Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0960-9822
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-0445
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Biology
What CAS zone is Current Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Biology is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Biology / Cell Biology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Current Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.65; CiteScore 10.7, h-index 462.
How long does peer review take at Current Biology?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 148 days (interquartile range 111–237 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 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.
Which databases index Current Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Biology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Current Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Current Biology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 7,030.
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: .