Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
Natural Products and Bioprospecting
ISSN 2192-2195 · eISSN 2192-2209 · SpringerOpen · Germany
Natural Products and Bioprospecting: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,590; median 64 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Natural Products and Bioprospecting is published by SpringerOpen and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Natural product bioactivities and synthesis and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pharmacology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Natural Products and Bioprospecting is a single blind peer-reviewed open access journal that devoted to rapidly disseminate research results in all areas of natural products. Serves as an international forum for essential research, reviews and communications on natural products. Covers wide-ranging topics including isolation, characterization, biosynthesis, synthesis, bioactivity, and bioprospecting of natural products. Starting from January 1st, 2026, Natural Products and Bioprospecting will no longer be fully sponsored. The APC price will be determined from the date on which the article is accepted for publication. Editor-in-Chief Jikai Liu PhD View all editors
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
Editor-in-chief Jikai LiuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 53 in mainland China (about 61%); most named Mainland China 53, United States 11, Germany 5, Switzerland 3, India 2 (87 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microbial Natural Products and BiosynthesisMedicine11.8%
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Fungal Biology and ApplicationsMedicine7.5%
- Traditional and Medicinal Uses of AnnonaceaeBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Phytochemical compounds biological activitiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Marine Sponges and Natural ProductsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.7%
- Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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 (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 392OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 778,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 745 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 87 | 102 |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 391 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | 812 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 855 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 1,150 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 1,170 |
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 Crossref · to
64 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 86 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 124 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (163 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,190 / USD 2,590 / GBP 1,890 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteExcerpts 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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2192-2195
- Electronic ISSN
- 2192-2209
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Natural Products and Bioprospecting
What CAS zone is Natural Products and Bioprospecting in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Natural Products and Bioprospecting is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Medicinal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Natural Products and Bioprospecting?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 9, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Natural Products and Bioprospecting?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 64 days (interquartile range 45–86 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Natural Products and Bioprospecting based?
Of the 87 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 53 (about 61%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (53), United States (11) and Germany (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Natural Products and Bioprospecting?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Natural Products and Bioprospecting is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Natural Products and Bioprospecting open access, and what is the APC?
Natural Products and Bioprospecting is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .