Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

European Journal of Biology

ISSN 2602-2575 · eISSN 2618-6144 · Istanbul University Press · Türkiye

Journal homepage ↗Author guidelines ↗

European Journal of Biology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 23 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value

CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking

CiteScore quartileQ3Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) · rank 104/144 · 28th percentile

Review timeabout 23 weeksCommunity average

APCNo APCDiamond open access (no APC)

Acceptance—No reports yet

Articles per year262025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

European Journal of Biology is published by Istanbul University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.3%
Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine7.5%
Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine7.5%
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
Cell death mechanisms and regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology4%

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.

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

Subject	Quartile	Rank	Percentile
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)	Q3	104/144	28th
Biotechnology	Q4	256/325	21st
Molecular Biology	Q4	363/414	12th
Cell Biology	Q4	267/289	7th

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

ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub

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

CiteScore 2026-06: 1.4LetPub · 2026-11-01
SJR 2026-06: 0.23LetPub · 2026-11-01
SNIP 2026-06: 0.32LetPub · 2026-11-01
h-index: 11OpenAlex · 2026-11-01
i10-index: 18OpenAlex · 2026-11-01
2-year mean citedness: 0.47OpenAlex · 2026-11-01
Self-citation rate: 0%LetPub · 2026-11-01
Share of gold OA articles: 95.4%LetPub · 2026-11-01

Volume

Articles per year: 24LetPub · 2026-11-01

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 258 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	30	30	124
2025	26	26	144
2024	29	29	126
2023	35	35	80
2022	28	28	62
2021	23	23	56

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): about 23 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01

Submission to publication (journal-reported): about 23 weeksDOAJ · 2026-11-01
Peer review: Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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

Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ

Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.

Source	APC	Fee waiver	License	Observed
DOAJ	No APC	No	CC BY-NC	2026-11-01
LetPub	No APC	No	—	2026-11-01

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: Istanbul University Press
Country or region: Türkiye
Language: English
ISSN: 2602-2575
Electronic ISSN: 2618-6144
Official links: Journal homepage ↗LetPub
Author guidelines ↗LetPub
Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
APC information ↗DOAJ
Open access statement ↗DOAJ
License & copyright ↗DOAJ
Peer review process ↗LetPub
Editorial board ↗LetPub
Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Biology

How long does peer review take at European Journal of Biology?

Authors report an average review time of about 23 weeks. 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 European Journal of Biology?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Biology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is European Journal of Biology open access, and what is the APC?

European Journal of Biology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: 2026-11-01.