Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry
Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
ISSN 2097-2415 · eISSN 2369-9698 · KEAI PUBLISHING LTD · CHINA MAINLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2019
Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 19.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 44 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts (J.Bioresour.Bioprod.) is published by Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), co-published by the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and the Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division of the Chinese Chemical Society. JB&B seeks to promote research on all aspects pertaining to the conversion of forest bioresources into biomaterials, biochemicals, bio-based nanomaterials and application, and bio-based stimuli materials for intelligent application, including fundamental, applied, and engineering research. The journal publishes Original research papers, reviews, mini reviews, Editorial, Letter to the Editor, Commentary, Method, Opinions that are of high quality, high interest, and far-reaching consequence. Articles submitted to JB&B should reflect one of the following 8 themes:Cultivation and characterization of renewable biomassStructure-property relationships between forest bioproducts and engineered wood productsRenewable bioresource production and processesIsolation, modification and utilization of cellulose, hemicelluloses, and ligninConversion of renewable bioresources into biomaterials, biochemicals, biofuel, and bioenergyBio-based smart and functional materials for a variety of applicationsFundamentals and applications of nanocellulose, bio-based nanomaterials and biocompositesEmerging pulp and paper technologiesEditorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 (publisher)
- 19.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 26.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 26.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.58LetPub ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
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 ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | USD 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,000 | — | — |
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted19, with length limits
- book reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- commentaryContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- conference reportContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- editorialContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- letterContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- letter to the editorContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- letters to the editorContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- mini reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- mini reviewsOriginal research papers (original article, original research), Reviews, Mini reviews, Commentary, Editorial, Letter to the editor, Conference report, Book revi…Length not stated
- original articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- original paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- original researchContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- original research articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- original research papersOriginal research papers (original article, original research), Reviews, Mini reviews, Commentary, Editorial, Letter to the editor, Conference report, Book revi…Length not stated
- perspectiveContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- review articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers (original article, original research), Reviews,…Length not stated
- reviewsOriginal research papers (original article, original research), Reviews, Mini reviews, Commentary, Editorial, Letter to the editor, Conference report, Book revi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship Statement
For transparency, we encourage authors to submit an author statement file outlining their individual contributions to the paper using the relevant CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; Writing - review & edi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
This journal is a peer-reviewed, fully open access journal owned by Nanjing Forest University, who retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. For the single article, Authors will retain copyright alongside scholarly usage rights, and Nanjing Forest University and KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. will be granted non-exclusive publishing and distribution rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an Article Publishing Charge, APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. The APC for this journal is USD 1000, excluding taxes. All APCs fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates a single-blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's dec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- KEAI PUBLISHING LTD
- Country or region
- CHINA MAINLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2019
- ISSN
- 2097-2415
- Electronic ISSN
- 2369-9698
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
What CAS zone is Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Materials Science, Paper & Wood; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 19.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 26.1.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts?
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 Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .