Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Nova Biotechnologica et Chimica
ISSN 1338-6905 · eISSN 1339-004X · SciCell s.r.o. · Poland
Nova Biotechnologica et Chimica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nova Biotechnologica et Chimica is published by SciCell s.r.o.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Heavy metals in environment, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science11.7%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine6.1%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Metal Extraction and BioleachingEngineering5.6%
- Heavy Metal Pollution RemediationEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Environmental and Analytical Chemistry StudiesEnvironmental Science4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Science | Q4 | 354/420 | — |
| Biotechnology | Q4 | 281/325 | — |
| Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | Q4 | 135/151 | — |
| Analytical Chemistry | Q4 | 146/160 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 338 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 94 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 149 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 157 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 183 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 203 |
| 2021 | 84 | 84 | 177 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SciCell s.r.o.
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1338-6905
- Electronic ISSN
- 1339-004X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nova Biotechnologica et Chimica
How long does peer review take at Nova Biotechnologica et Chimica?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Which databases index Nova Biotechnologica et Chimica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nova Biotechnologica et Chimica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Nova Biotechnologica et Chimica open access, and what is the APC?
Nova Biotechnologica et Chimica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .