Journal profile · Chemical Engineering-Bioengineering
Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
ISSN 1976-0442 · eISSN 2234-7941 · The Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry
Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry: fully open access; median 32 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry is published by The Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Medicinal Plant Research and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Chemical Engineering-Bioengineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences16%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine8.9%
- Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisMedicine4.7%
- Bioactive natural compoundsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bioengineering | Q4 | 158/168 | 6th |
| Organic Chemistry | Q4 | 203/215 | 5th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,392 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 267 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 470 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | 423 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | 458 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 503 |
| 2021 | 63 | 63 | 507 |
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
32 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 21 days – 46 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 46 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (117 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
- The Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry
- ISSN
- 1976-0442
- Electronic ISSN
- 2234-7941
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
How long does peer review take at Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 32 days (interquartile range 21–46 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 Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry 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: .