Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Journal of Materials Chemistry B
ISSN 2050-750X · eISSN 2050-7518 · Royal Society of Chemistry · ENGLAND
Journal of Materials Chemistry B: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.23; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 13 days (submission to first decision, publisher); 1,194 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Materials Chemistry B is published by Royal Society of Chemistry and is in Zone 3 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, together about 29.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journals have a strong history of publishing quality reports of interest to interdisciplinary communities and providing an efficient and rigorous service through peer review and publication. The journals are led by an international team of Editors-in-Chief and Associate Editors who are all active researchers in their fields. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B & C are separated by the intended application of the material studied. Broadly, applications in energy and sustainability are of interest to Journal of Materials Chemistry A, applications in biology and medicine are of interest to Journal of Materials Chemistry B, and applications in optical, magnetic and electronic devices are of interest to Journal of Materials Chemistry C. More than one Journal of Materials Chemistry journal may be suitable for certain fields and researchers are encouraged to submit their paper to the journal that they feel best fits for their particular article. Topics of interestThis list is neither exhaustive nor exclusive.Antifouling coatingsBiocompatible materialsBioelectronicsBioimagingBiomimeticsBiomineralisationBionicsBiosensorsDiagnosticsDrug deliveryGene deliveryImmunobiologyNanomedicineRegenerative medicine & Tissue engineeringScaffoldsSoft roboticsStem cellsTherapeutic devicesArticles that primarily focus on providing insight into the underlying science and performance of biomaterials within a biological environment are more suited to our companion journal, Biomaterials Science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Editor-in-chief Jessica WinterPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 1, India 1, Spain 1, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsEngineering12.6%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science8.4%
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.3%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering6.3%
- Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisMaterials Science5.5%
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsMaterials Science5.1%
- Graphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsEngineering4.9%
- RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 3 |
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 ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPublisher website
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
- 6.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 183OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,740OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 982LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,270 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 839 | 263 | 575 |
| 2025 | 1,194 | 436 | 5,464 |
| 2024 | 1,143 | 457 | 12,214 |
| 2023 | 1,048 | 391 | 16,027 |
| 2022 | 990 | 135 | 19,954 |
| 2021 | 943 | 144 | 25,701 |
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
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Open 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | GBP 3,100 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 50–250 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Work submitted outside review criteria
Article types accepted6
- comments and repliesComments and Replies are a medium for the discussion and exchange of scientific opinions between authors and readers concerning material published in Journal of…Length not stated
- communicationsCommunications contain novel scientific work of such importance that rapid publication is desirable.Length not stated
- full papersFull papers contain original scientific work that has not been published previously.Length not stated
- highlightsHighlight articles are short articles that highlight important new developments.Length not stated
- perspectivesPerspectives are short readable articles covering current areas of interest.Length not stated
- reviewsReview-type articles must be high quality, authoritative, state-of-the-art accounts of the selected research field.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Include full names and affiliations for all authors. Everyone who made a significant contribution to the conception, design or implementation of the work should be listed as co-authors. The corresponding author has the responsibility to include all (and only) co-authors. The corresponding author also signs a copyright licence on behalf of all the authors. If there are more than 10 co-authors on th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
In accordance with our policy on Conflicts of interest please ensure that a conflicts of interest statement is included in your manuscript. This statement is required for all submitted manuscripts. If no conflicts exist, please state that ‘There are no conflicts to declare’.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement required for all articles. Model summary
A data availability statement (DAS) is required to be submitted alongside all articles. Please see the submit section of these guidelines for more details and examples of suitable statements you can use.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Using images and copyright
Any images that are used should be numerically referenced in the figure caption. If your work is solely for your course, and will not be published publicly, you don’t need to obtain copyright permission. If you are preparing an article to be published you will have to obtain copyright permission. The publisher/copyright owner of the image will need to be contacted and asked for their process for r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing options
Open access publishing with CC BY or CC BY-NC licences. Model summary
Gold open access For authors who want to publish their article gold open access, our article processing charge (APC) of £3,100 (+ any applicable tax) is applied. Our APC is all-inclusive and makes your article freely available online immediately, permanently, and includes your choice of Creative Commons licence (CC BY or CC BY-NC) at no extra cost. It is not a submission charge, so you only pay if…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Transparent peer review
Transparent peer review available as opt-in. Model summary
In the interest of transparency and open science, transparent peer review is where the editor’s decision letter, reviewers’ comments and authors’ response for all versions of the manuscript are published alongside the article under an Open Access Creative Commons licence (CC-BY) . You can see some examples here: Transparent peer review example oneTransparent peer review example twoTransparent peer…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint servers (for example, ChemRxiv, arXiv)
ChemRxiv & bioRxiv: The citation should include the author(s), the name of the preprint server, the year, the word “preprint” and the DOI (including version number). S. Bhattacharjee, S. P. Chaudhary and S. Bhattacharyya, ChemRxiv, 2019, preprint, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.9794270.v1 arXiv: The citation should include the author(s), the name of the preprint server, the year, the article number and th…
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
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-750X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-7518
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Materials Chemistry B
What CAS zone is Journal of Materials Chemistry B in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Materials Chemistry B is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Biomaterials. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Materials Chemistry B?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.23; CiteScore 10, h-index 183.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Materials Chemistry B?
The publisher reports about 13 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections. 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 Materials Chemistry B?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–250 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Materials Chemistry B based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), India (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Materials Chemistry B?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Materials Chemistry B is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Materials Chemistry B open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Materials Chemistry B is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .