Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry
ISSN 0732-8303 · eISSN 1532-2327 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1982
Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.97; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 167 days to acceptance (23 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, together about 59.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry serves as an international forum for research advances involving the chemistry and biology of carbohydrates. The following aspects are considered to fall within the scope of this journal: novel synthetic methods involving carbohydrates, oligosaccharides, and glycoconjugates the use of chemical methods to address aspects of glycobiology spectroscopic and crystallographic structure studies of carbohydrates computational and molecular modeling studies physicochemical studies involving carbohydrates and the chemistry and biochemistry of carbohydrate polymers Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized. Publishing Ethics Statement The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) and utilizes Similarity Check via CrossRef for all journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/. The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Editor-in-chief Zhongwu GuoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Carbohydrate Chemistry and SynthesisChemistry34.5%
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology18.8%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing4.1%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
- Synthesis of Organic CompoundsMedicine3%
- Polyamine Metabolism and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedCASPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, CABI (various), EBSCOhost (various), Genamics JournalSeek, ProQuest (various), Biological Abstracts (Online), BIOSIS Previews, Current Chemical Reactions Database, Index Chemicus (Online), Reaction Citation Index (Online), VINITI RAN Referativnyi Zhurnal, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. ChemInform (Online)
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
- Impact factor
- 0.97LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.35Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,136OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 33,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 33,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 41 |
| 2024 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 2023 | 20 | 3 | 36 |
| 2022 | 20 | 6 | 91 |
| 2021 | 29 | 3 | 210 |
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
167 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 203 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (23 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 182 days
- Sample
- 23 articles with submission and acceptance dates (29 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 123 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 123 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics: adheres to high standards; T&F is COPE member and uses Similarity Check via CrossRef. Model summary
The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) and utilizes Similarity Check via CrossRef for all journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discovera…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor appraisal, then single anonymized peer review by independent expert referees. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0732-8303
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-2327
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 1-3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry
What CAS zone is Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Chemistry, Organic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.97; CiteScore 2, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 23 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 167 days (interquartile range 78–203 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26% (2025). 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 Carbohydrate Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .