Journal profile · Biochemical Research Methods
Journal of Proteome Research
ISSN 1535-3893 · eISSN 1535-3907 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2002
Journal of Proteome Research: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.8; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 138 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 564 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Proteome Research 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 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, together about 53.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Proteome Research reports on global protein analysis and function including genomics spatio-temporal proteomics metabonomics and metabolomics and clinical proteomics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemical Research Methods
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry24.8%
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.4%
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry14%
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Machine Learning in BioinformaticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.2%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine2.9%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.9%
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathwaysBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.7%
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 | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | 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 | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 3.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 145LetPub ·
- h-index
- 224OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,001OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 528LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,204 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 410 | 187 | 159 |
| 2025 | 564 | 290 | 1,760 |
| 2024 | 465 | 251 | 3,721 |
| 2023 | 376 | 202 | 5,133 |
| 2022 | 295 | 147 | 5,374 |
| 2021 | 456 | 220 | 9,918 |
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
138 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 183 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (1 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (992 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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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 | — | — |
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
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1535-3893
- Electronic ISSN
- 1535-3907
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Proteome Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Proteome Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Proteome Research is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biochemical Research Methods. 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 Proteome Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.8; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 224.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Proteome Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 138 days (interquartile range 100–183 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Proteome Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Proteome Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Proteome Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Proteome Research 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: .