Journal profile · Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Journal of Natural Products

ISSN 0163-3864 · eISSN 1520-6025 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1979

Journal homepage ↗Submission system ↗Special issues ↗

Journal of Natural Products: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.68; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 65 days to acceptance (18 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 331 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor3.68Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 2 · Biology2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 2 · Biology

Review time65 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 18 articles, last 24 months · PubMed

APCUSD 4,500Transformative journal

Acceptanceabout 50%Community average

Articles per year3312025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Journal of Natural Products is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 2 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Marine Sponges and Natural Products and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal of Natural Products reports research on the chemistry or biochemistry of naturally occurring compounds or the biology of their living systems and environments.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Microbial Natural Products and BiosynthesisMedicine12.1%
Marine Sponges and Natural ProductsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12%
Natural product bioactivities and synthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of AnnonaceaeBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
Chemical synthesis and alkaloidsChemistry5%
Synthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemistry4.2%
Phytochemical compounds biological activitiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Biology	Zone 2
Minor	Chemistry, Medicinal	Zone 2
Minor	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Zone 2
Minor	Plant Sciences	Zone 2

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Biology	Zone 2
Minor	Plant Sciences	Zone 2
Minor	Chemistry, Medicinal	Zone 2
Minor	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Zone 2

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Biology	Zone 2
Minor	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Zone 1
Minor	Chemistry, Medicinal	Zone 2
Minor	Plant Sciences	Zone 2

Top journal: yesReview journal: no

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: 3.68LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 6.3LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.59LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 1.09LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 124LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 188OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 13,148OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 3.67OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 5.4%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 19.38%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 296LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,195 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	269	87	111
2025	331	114	980
2024	333	120	2,329
2023	310	116	3,255
2022	323	103	4,380
2021	372	121	6,461

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 · 2024-10-05 to 2026-10-05

65 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 74 days

Acceptance to online: —
Submission to online: —
Sample: 18 articles with submission and acceptance dates (598 in the window); the latest was accepted on 2026-07-14

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): about 2.3 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): 50%LetPub · 2026-09-13

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

Transformative journalLetPub

A subscription journal moving to full open access.

Source	APC	Fee waiver	License	Observed
OpenAlex	USD 4,500	—	—	2026-10-01

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: American Chemical Society
Country or region: UNITED STATES
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
Founded: 1979
ISSN: 0163-3864
Electronic ISSN: 1520-6025
Latest issue on the website: Volume 89, Issue 9 (August 2026)
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub
Special issues ↗Publisher website

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Natural Products

What CAS zone is Journal of Natural Products in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Natural Products is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Medicinal / Pharmacology & Pharmacy / Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Natural Products?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.68; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 188.

How long does peer review take at Journal of Natural Products?

Based on the dates recorded on 18 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 65 days (interquartile range 53–74 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Natural Products?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Natural Products is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is Journal of Natural Products open access, and what is the APC?

Journal of Natural Products is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.

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 2026-08-25). Last updated: 2026-10-01.