Journal profile · Environmental Science-Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology
ISSN 0853-8654 · eISSN 2089-2241 · Universitas Gadjah Mada, Research Center for Biotechnology · Indonesia
Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology: fully open access; APC about USD 300; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology is published by Universitas Gadjah Mada, Research Center for Biotechnology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Enzyme Production and Characterization, Plant tissue culture and regeneration and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, together about 23% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IJBiotech is an open access, peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of novel research in all aspects of biotechnology, with particular attention paid to the exploration and development of natural products derived from tropical—and especially Indonesian—biodiversity. Original research articles and Review articles written in English and featuring well-designed studies with clearly analyzed and logically interpreted results are accepted, with a strong preference given to research that has the potential to make significant contributions to both the field of biotechnology and society in general. In keeping with the multidisciplinary nature of biotechnology, IJBiotech does not accept manuscripts written by a single author. Papers whose research focuses on method optimization or confirmation, or is a repetition of a previously conducted study but using a different organism will also not be considered, as these are outside of the journal's scope. Topics include: Food and agricultural biotechnologyCrop improvement, nutraceuticals, forest biotechnology, plant vaccines Health and medicine biotechnologyPharmaceuticals, stem cells, tissue engineering, biosensing BiomaterialsBiological activity, isolation and identification, biomimetics, nanotechnology Environmental biotechnologyBioremediation, waste management, monitoring Industrial biotechnologyEnzyme technology, bioprocess technology, protein engineering OmicsGenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics BioinformaticsComputational biology, modelling, system biology
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Yekti Asih PurwestriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 20, Japan 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.9%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.6%
- Microbial Natural Products and BiosynthesisMedicine5.6%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 143/253 | 43rd |
| Environmental Science (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 205/307 | 33rd |
| Food Science | Q3 | 289/420 | 31st |
| Biotechnology | Q4 | 246/325 | 24th |
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
Google Scholar, 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
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 434 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 112 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 153 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 218 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 244 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 218 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 168 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 300 | Yes | CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 200 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 300 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- original research articleOriginal research article Research articles should report on original primary research and are expected to present a major advance (total words up to ~3500 word…Length not stated
- research articleOriginal research article Research articles should report on original primary research and are expected to present a major advance (total words up to ~3500 word…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal research article Research articles should report on original primary research and are expected to present a major advance (total words up to ~3500 word…Length not stated
- review articleOriginal research article Research articles should report on original primary research and are expected to present a major advance (total words up to ~3500 word…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship of the paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data access and retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
IJBIOTECH is the one of Indonesia’s leading partner for research societies. We recognize and committed to promoting ethical publication practices across IJBIOTECH. Scientific information publishing depends greatly on trust. Editors trust peer reviewers for there confidentiality and effective assessments, authors trust editors for selection of peers, and readers trust in the peer-review process. Ap…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license Model summary
Articles published in IJBiotech are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. You are free to copy, transform, or redistribute articles for any lawful purpose in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and IJBiotech, link to the license, indicate if changes were made, and redistribute any derivative work under the same li…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
IJBiotech provides immediate open access to its published articles, with authors retaining copyright and free to deposit their work in any repository at any time. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. In addition to being freely accessible, they may be copied, shared, or adapted for any purpose in any medium, as long as appropriate credit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
All manuscripts submitted to IJBiotech undergo a rigorous screening and review process to ensure that they fit into the journal's scope and are of sufficient academic quality and novelty to appeal to IJBiotech's readership.Initial screening. A newly submitted manuscript will be screened by the Editor-in-Chief for its conformity to IJBiotech’s scope and basic submission requirements.Peer-review. If…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Screening for Plagiarism
Manuscripts submitted to IJBiotech will be automatically screened for plagiarism using Turnitin. Papers found to contain a significant amount of plagiarism (including self-plagiarism) will be automatically rejected.
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
- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Research Center for Biotechnology
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0853-8654
- Electronic ISSN
- 2089-2241
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 2 (2026)
- 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 Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology
How long does peer review take at Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (20), Japan (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology open access, and what is the APC?
Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
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: .