Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Current Topics in Membranes
ISSN 1063-5823 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Annual · Founded 1991
Current Topics in Membranes: impact factor 1.23; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Topics in Membranes is published by Academic Press Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ion channel regulation and function, Ion Transport and Channel Regulation and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Current Topics in Membranes provides a systematic, comprehensive, and rigorous approach to specific topics relevant to the study of cellular membranes. Each volume is a guest edited compendium of membrane biology.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.8%
- Ion Transport and Channel RegulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.3%
- Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.8%
- Ion Channels and ReceptorsNeuroscience8.4%
- Cellular transport and secretionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules ResearchMedicine3.8%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Biology | Q4 | 324/414 | — |
| Cell Biology | Q4 | 239/289 | — |
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
- Impact factor
- 1.23LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 355OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,153 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 0 | 640 |
| 2025 | 34 | 0 | 975 |
| 2024 | 29 | 2 | 1,042 |
| 2023 | 25 | 4 | 1,043 |
| 2022 | 26 | 6 | 1,119 |
| 2021 | 30 | 6 | 1,206 |
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)
- 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
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
- Publisher
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1063-5823
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Topics in Membranes
What is the impact factor of Current Topics in Membranes?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.23; CiteScore 3, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Current Topics in Membranes?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Current Topics in Membranes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Topics in Membranes is indexed in Scopus.
Is Current Topics in Membranes open access, and what is the APC?
Current Topics in Membranes 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, Publisher website; 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: .