Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
GigaByte
ISSN 2709-4715 · GigaScience Press · Hong Kong
GigaByte: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 485; median 107 days to acceptance (52 articles, last 24 months); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GigaByte is published by GigaScience Press and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Mosquito-borne diseases and control and Malaria Research and Control, together about 41.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
GigaByte (ISSN:2709-4715) aims to promote the most rapid exchange of scientific information in a formal peer-reviewed publishing platform. Modern research is data-driven, iterative, and aims to be FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. It is also fast moving, with available data and computational tools changing constantly and swiftly evolving fields continuously being tested, updated and modified by the community. Given that, GigaByte is focused on publishing short, focused, data-driven articles using a publishing platform that will allow nearly immediate and continuous online publication on acceptance as well as an ability to update published articles. This drastically reduces writing and reviewing. With that, GigaByte provides scientists a venue to rapidly and easily share and build upon each other’s research outputs.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 15%); most named United States 11, Mainland China 6, United Kingdom 4, Australia 3, Canada 2 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology27.3%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine8.4%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine5.5%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Scientific Computing and Data ManagementDecision Sciences3.6%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science3.3%
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogensAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPubMedPublisher website
Other: CNKI
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
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 78.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 192 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 41 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 298 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 155 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 446 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 554 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 154 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 118 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (55 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)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 | USD 485 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 350 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 485 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteData availability
- Data availability
Data and code sharing required in GigaDB or public repositories Model summary
To encourage transparent reporting of scientific research as well as enable future access and analyses, it is a requirement of manuscript submission to GigaScience that all supporting data and source code be made available in the GigaScience database, GigaDB , as well as in publicly available repositories.
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
- GigaScience Press
- Country or region
- Hong Kong
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2709-4715
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 GigaByte
What CAS zone is GigaByte in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, GigaByte is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at GigaByte?
Based on the dates recorded on 52 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 70–154 days); authors report an average review time of about 5 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.
Where are the editorial board members of GigaByte based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 15%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), Mainland China (6) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index GigaByte?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GigaByte is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is GigaByte open access, and what is the APC?
GigaByte is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 485.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .