Journal profile · BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Journal of Applied Glycoscience
ISSN 1344-7882 · eISSN 1880-7291
Journal of Applied Glycoscience: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 88 days to acceptance (36 articles, last 24 months); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Glycoscience 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 Enzyme Production and Characterization, Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology and Food composition and properties, together about 37.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.4%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing11%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing10%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering8.8%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences6.5%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering6.5%
- Polysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 246OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,433 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 47 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 35 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 60 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 136 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 63 |
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
88 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 65 days – 125 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 104 days (35 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 200 days
- Sample
- 36 articles with submission and acceptance dates (41 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
- ISSN
- 1344-7882
- Electronic ISSN
- 1880-7291
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Glycoscience
What CAS zone is Journal of Applied Glycoscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Applied Glycoscience is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Applied Glycoscience?
Based on the dates recorded on 36 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 88 days (interquartile range 65–125 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 Glycoscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Applied Glycoscience is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of Applied Glycoscience open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Glycoscience 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .