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Malaysian Applied Biology
ISSN 0126-8643 · eISSN 2462-151X · Malaysian Society of Applied Biology
Malaysian Applied Biology: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2026 Xinrui edition); fully open access; 57 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Malaysian Applied Biology is published by Malaysian Society of Applied Biology and is classed under Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, together about 21.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine8.2%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 560 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 1 |
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | 38 |
| 2024 | 97 | 97 | 162 |
| 2023 | 92 | 92 | 210 |
| 2022 | 106 | 106 | 387 |
| 2021 | 91 | 91 | 219 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Malaysian Society of Applied Biology
- ISSN
- 0126-8643
- Electronic ISSN
- 2462-151X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Malaysian Applied Biology
What CAS zone is Malaysian Applied Biology in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Malaysian Applied Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Malaysian Applied Biology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Malaysian Applied Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Malaysian Applied Biology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .