Journal profile · AGRONOMY-ENERGY & FUELS
Global Change Biology Bioenergy
ISSN 1757-1693 · eISSN 1757-1707 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 2009
Global Change Biology Bioenergy: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.89; fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 97 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 39% (journal website); 108 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Change Biology Bioenergy is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bioenergy crop production and management, Biofuel production and bioconversion and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, together about 52.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
First to know the nature of bioenergy GCB Bioenergy: Bioproducts for a Sustainable Bioeconomy is an international journal publishing original research papers, review articles and commentaries that promote understanding of the interface between biological and environmental sciences and the production of fuels and bioproducts directly from plants, algae and waste. The scope of the journal extends to areas outside of biology to policy forum, socioeconomic analyses, technoeconomic analyses and systems analysis. Papers do not need a global change component for consideration for publication, it is viewed as implicit that most bioenergy will be beneficial in avoiding at least a part of the fossil fuel energy that would otherwise be used. Key areas covered by the journal: Bioenergy feedstock and bio-oil production: energy crops and algae their management,, genomics, genetic improvements, planting, harvesting, storage, transportation, integrated logistics, production modeling, composition and its modification, pests, diseases and weeds of feedstocks. Manuscripts concerning alternative energy based on biological mimicry are also encouraged (e.g. artificial photosynthesis). Biological Residues/Co-products: from agricultural production, forestry and plantations (stover, sugar, bio-plastics, etc.), algae processing industries, and municipal sources (MSW). Bioenergy and the Environment: ecosystem services, carbon mitigation, land use change, life cycle assessment, energy and greenhouse gas balances, water use, water quality, assessment of sustainability, and biodiversity issues. Bioenergy Socioeconomics: examining the economic viability or social acceptability of crops, crops systems and their processing, including genetically modified organisms [GMOs], health impacts of bioenergy systems. Bioenergy Policy: legislative developments affecting biofuels and bioenergy. Bioenergy Systems Analysis: examining biological developments in a whole systems context. Studies may be at all levels of organization from gene discovery and crop feedstock genetics to systems analysis of biofuel production operations and global projections. They may be experimental, observational or theoretical, and may concern higher plant and algal systems, biological mimicry, biotechnology, ecosystem services, environmental impacts and / or whole production system analysis. The journal does not accept papers that solely concern advances in the physico-chemical conversion of biomass to fuels, for example
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRONOMY-ENERGY & FUELS
Editor-in-chief Andrew LeakeyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 8 in mainland China (about 21%); most named United States 16, Mainland China 8, United Kingdom 4, Germany 3, Australia 2 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bioenergy crop production and managementAgricultural and Biological Sciences24.6%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering19.4%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering7.8%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionEngineering2.7%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Astrophysics Data System
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
- Impact factor
- 4.89LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,094OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 83Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 443,638Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,722 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 79 | 33 |
| 2025 | 108 | 108 | 347 |
| 2024 | 103 | 103 | 934 |
| 2023 | 105 | 105 | 1,197 |
| 2022 | 107 | 107 | 1,885 |
| 2021 | 131 | 131 | 5,021 |
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 Crossref · to
97 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 138 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 133 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (184 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 91 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 53 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 | USD 3,500 / GBP 1,990 / EUR 2,590 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,180 / EUR 2,350 / GBP 1,990 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,750 / GBP 1,720 / EUR 2,040 | 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Optional
- Not considered
- papers without a global change component
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- editorialEditorials are invited discussions of recent exciting research or analysis of topical issues. Opinions are welcome as long as they are factually based. Editoria…main text ≤ 500 words · references ≤ 10
- mini revieweloped plan, and end with a Conclusion. Mini Reviews should be no more than 3000 words (count includes Abstract, Introduction, body, Conclusions amain text ≤ 3,000 words
- perspective6 sections, and end with a Conclusion. Perspective articles should be 3000-5000 words. These are peer reviewed, and decisions are made by the Edimain text ≤ 5,000 words
- research articleonsider the following manuscript types: Research Articles present the results of a completed research project and are up to 8000 words in length. Word limits ap…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewPlease click here to follow the Manuscript Submission for Review Checklist to prepare your manuscript for review.main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship (as discussed in the previous section), no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Authors must give final approval of the version to be published AND meet at least one of the following two conditions:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the ‘Conflict of Interest' section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
This journal mandates data sharing. While data does not need to be provided with the initial submission, doing so is encouraged, particularly for meta-analyses. Authors must make the data accessible to peer reviewers upon request to facilitate the evaluation of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Member of COPE Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate's CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley's Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley's Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open Access and Copyright
All articles published by GCB Bioenergy will be fully open access: immediately freely available to read, download and share. Authors of accepted papers pay an Article Publication Charge. All articles submitted from 25 March 2015 are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is pro…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
GCB Bioenergy is joining the Wiley Open Access publishing program of fully open access journals published by Wiley. For further information visit the Wiley Open Access website.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
The Subject Editor further assesses the manuscript’s originality, scientific significance, conciseness, precision, and completeness to determine whether to proceed with formal peer review or reject the submission. Once approved for review, the Subject Editor selects external peer reviewers to evaluate the work. Every effort is made to ensure each manuscript is assessed by at least two independent …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uses iThenticate CrossCheck Model summary
Note this journal uses iThenticate's CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
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
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1757-1693
- Electronic ISSN
- 1757-1707
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Change Biology Bioenergy
What CAS zone is Global Change Biology Bioenergy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Global Change Biology Bioenergy is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Agronomy / Energy & Fuels. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Global Change Biology Bioenergy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.89; CiteScore 9, h-index 113.
How long does peer review take at Global Change Biology Bioenergy?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 97 days (interquartile range 66–138 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 39% (2025). 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 Global Change Biology Bioenergy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Global Change Biology Bioenergy based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 8 (about 21%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (16), Mainland China (8) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Global Change Biology Bioenergy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Change Biology Bioenergy is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Global Change Biology Bioenergy open access, and what is the APC?
Global Change Biology Bioenergy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .