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Frontiers in Chemical Biology
ISSN 2813-530X · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Chemical Biology: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Chemical Biology is published by Frontiers Media S.A.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metal complexes synthesis and properties, Protein Structure and Dynamics and Enzyme Structure and Function, together about 31.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Chemical Biology is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on the intersection of chemistry and biology in solving complex problems within biological and biomedical systems. Led by Field Chief Editor Debbie C. Crans from Colorado State University, Frontiers in Chemical Biology welcomes research contributions in various domains of chemical biology, bridging the gap between chemistry and life sciences. Topics include, but are not limited to: anaerobic and aerobic cellular and organismic systems and chemical problems within application of analytical techniques of relevance to science in biological and biomedical systems application of proteomics, lipodomics, metabolomics, metalomics, and other omic methods to biological and biomedical problems big data and how it applies to chemical biology and involves chemistry development of new chemical methods and techniques for studies of biological problems including structure and function of systems in chemical biology diseases and their chemical biology and potential therapeutic agents drug design, studies, and formulation as it applies to chemical biology and involves chemistry enzymes and their mechanisms, inhibitors, and substrates evolutionary theories, systems, and prehistoric considerations homeostasis of metal ions, hemes, and other important biological molecules and their mechanism of action membrane structures, composition, and function metabolism and mode of action mitochondria and other organelles and their chemical mode of action molecular sciences of biological and biomedical systems organic and inorganic chemical synthesis of biological molecules and systems as well as compounds and new materials that affect such biological systems organic and inorganic cofactors and their mechanism of action phylogenetic trees and their relationships post-translational modification mechanisms proteins and their non-enzymatic functions reactive oxygen species (ros) and molecules affecting their mode of action receptors and their nutrients, cations, and drugs influx and efflux RNA and DNA origami signal transduction systems and their mechanisms spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, microscopy, and imaging of biological and biomedical systems structural studies of biological systems consisting of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates, fatty acids, natural products, and derivatives thereof theoretical modeling, structure prediction, and design of systems of biological and biomedical relevance The journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Italy 3, United States 2, South Korea 2, Brazil 2, Mainland China 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine13.3%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science7.1%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science6.6%
- Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryChemistry6.1%
- Vanadium and Halogenation ChemistryChemistry5.6%
- Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsMaterials Science4.6%
- Trypanosoma species research and implicationsMedicine4.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 28/57 | 51st |
| Chemistry (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 107/137 | 22nd |
| Structural Biology | Q4 | 48/51 | 6th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, CLOCKSS, CrossrefPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 125 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 235 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 135 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 39 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CHF 1,950 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,125 | Yes | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Our rigorous, transparent peer review process combines expert review and constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2813-530X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Chemical Biology
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Chemical Biology?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Frontiers in Chemical Biology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5–8; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: LaTeX and Word. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Frontiers in Chemical Biology based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (3), United States (2) and South Korea (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Chemical Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Chemical Biology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Frontiers in Chemical Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Chemical Biology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .