Journal profile · BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Iranian Journal of Biotechnology
ISSN 1728-3043 · eISSN 2322-2921 · Kowsar Publishing Company · IRAN
Iranian Journal of Biotechnology: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.63; fully open access; median 92 days to acceptance (71 articles, last 24 months); 36 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iranian Journal of Biotechnology is published by Kowsar Publishing Company 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 Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Enzyme Production and Characterization and Biofuel production and bioconversion, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Iranian Journal of Biotechnology (IJB) is published quarterly by the National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. IJB publishes original scientific research papers in the broad area of Biotechnology such as, Agriculture, Animal and Marine Sciences, Basic Sciences, Bioinformatics, Biosafety and Bioethics, Environment, Industry and Mining and Medical Sciences.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.4%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.7%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering6.4%
- Transgenic Plants and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine4.5%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
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 | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.63LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 210OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
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
92 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 39 days – 174 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 106 days (58 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 196 days
- Sample
- 71 articles with submission and acceptance dates (71 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Kowsar Publishing Company
- Country or region
- IRAN
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1728-3043
- Electronic ISSN
- 2322-2921
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Biotechnology
What CAS zone is Iranian Journal of Biotechnology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Iranian Journal of Biotechnology is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Iranian Journal of Biotechnology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.63; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Iranian Journal of Biotechnology?
Based on the dates recorded on 71 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 92 days (interquartile range 39–174 days). 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 Iranian Journal of Biotechnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iranian Journal of Biotechnology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Iranian Journal of Biotechnology open access, and what is the APC?
Iranian Journal of Biotechnology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .