Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Molecular BioSystems
ISSN 1742-206X · eISSN 1742-2051 · Royal Society of Chemistry · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 2005
Molecular BioSystems: subscription journal; review about 1.7 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Molecular BioSystems is published by Royal Society of Chemistry. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Protein Structure and Dynamics, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks and Gene Regulatory Network Analysis, together about 29.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Molecular Omics publishes molecular level experimental and bioinformatics research in the -omics sciences, including genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics. We will also welcome multidisciplinary papers presenting studies combining different types of omics, or the interface of omics and other fields such as systems biology or chemical biology.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
- Bioinformatics and Genomic NetworksBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.1%
- Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science7.6%
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry6.7%
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology | Q2 | 73/257 | 71st |
| Molecular Biology | Q2 | 156/375 | 58th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 2.94LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 126OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,398OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,705 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 3,336 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5,006 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6,034 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6,463 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7,513 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8,515 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1.7 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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.
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
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1742-206X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1742-2051
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Molecular BioSystems
How long does peer review take at Molecular BioSystems?
Authors report an average review time of about 1.7 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.
Is Molecular BioSystems open access, and what is the APC?
Molecular BioSystems is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .