Journal profile · Chemistry, Organic
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
ISSN 1477-0520 · eISSN 1477-0539 · Royal Society of Chemistry · ENGLAND · Semimonthly · Founded 2003
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.75; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 1.7 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 1,198 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry is published by Royal Society of Chemistry and is in Zone 3 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis, together about 26.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We welcome research that shows new or significantly improved protocols or methodologies in total synthesis, synthetic methodology or physical and theoretical organic chemistry as well as research that shows a significant advance in the organic chemistry or molecular design aspects of chemical biology, catalysis, supramolecular and macromolecular chemistry, theoretical chemistry, mechanism-oriented physical organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry or natural products. Articles published in the journal should report new work which makes a highly-significant impact in the field. Routine and incremental work is generally not suitable for publication in the journal. More details about key areas of our scope are below. In all cases authors should include in their article clear rationale for why their research has been carried out. Read moreOrganic synthesisWe welcome important research in all areas of organic synthesis, including studies on small organic molecules and biomolecules. Total or multistep syntheses should report new or improved strategies or methods, or a more efficient route to the target compound.Methodology studies should show a significant improvement on known methods. Research that extends the known methodology to a different class of compounds is generally not suitable unless that class is significantly different in scope to previously reported methodology. Where methods are directed towards a narrow range of structures, the importance of these targets must be clearly justified.Physical and theoretical organic chemistryWe welcome studies that introduce new models of reactivity, selectivity, bonding or structure as well as new computational methodologies with clear and demonstrable relevance to experimental chemistry. Authors should justify this relevance, ideally by providing experimentally testable predictions arising from their theoretical results. Computational studies should employ methodology that reflects current best practices in the field. Manuscripts that merely reproduce known experimental trends or apply routine methods to limited systems without advancing conceptual understanding are not suitable for OBC. Chemical biologyWe welcome articles that report new or improved methodologies in the chemical aspects of chemical biology, including design, development and use of chemical tools, chemical studies of biomolecules such as carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids or biological processes such as protein-protein interactions and epigene
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Organic
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 1, India 1, Spain 1, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsChemistry11.9%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.1%
- Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry6.3%
- Synthesis and Catalytic ReactionsChemistry5.6%
- Sulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesChemistry5.5%
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemistry5.1%
- Carbohydrate Chemistry and SynthesisChemistry4.6%
- Cyclopropane Reaction MechanismsChemistry4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | 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, Organic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPublisher website
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
- 2.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 130LetPub ·
- h-index
- 192OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15,298OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,032LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 25,648 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 854 | 238 | 272 |
| 2025 | 1,198 | 379 | 2,999 |
| 2024 | 1,200 | 395 | 6,055 |
| 2023 | 1,217 | 339 | 9,245 |
| 2022 | 1,192 | 182 | 11,719 |
| 2021 | 1,255 | 219 | 17,716 |
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)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Open peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | GBP 3,100 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 50–250 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted5
- commentsComments and Replies are a medium for the discussion and exchange of scientific opinions between authors and readers concerning material published in Organic & …Length not stated
- communicationsUrgent accounts of highly-important new research. No strict page limit but generally up to five journal pages in length.Length not stated
- full paperFull accounts of important original research. Full papers may be an expansion of work previously published in a Communication; however, the new work reported mu…Length not stated
- full papersFull accounts of important original research.Length not stated
- reviewsConcise and critical reviews of important or emerging topics in organic chemistry.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Include full names and affiliations for all authors. Everyone who made a significant contribution to the conception, design or implementation of the work should be listed as co-authors. The corresponding author has the responsibility to include all (and only) co-authors. The corresponding author also signs a copyright licence on behalf of all the authors. If there are more than 10 co-authors on th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
In accordance with our policy on Conflicts of interest please ensure that a conflicts of interest statement is included in your manuscript. This statement is required for all submitted manuscripts. If no conflicts exist, please state that ‘There are no conflicts to declare’.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement required for all articles Model summary
A data availability statement (DAS) is required to be submitted alongside all articles. Please see the submit section of these guidelines for more details and examples of suitable statements you can use.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Using images and copyright
Any images that are used should be numerically referenced in the figure caption. If your work is solely for your course, and will not be published publicly, you don’t need to obtain copyright permission. If you are preparing an article to be published you will have to obtain copyright permission. The publisher/copyright owner of the image will need to be contacted and asked for their process for r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing options
Gold open access available with APC Model summary
Gold open access For authors who want to publish their article gold open access, our article processing charge (APC) of £3,100 (+ any applicable tax) is applied. Our APC is all-inclusive and makes your article freely available online immediately, permanently, and includes your choice of Creative Commons licence (CC BY or CC BY-NC) at no extra cost. It is not a submission charge, so you only pay if…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Transparent peer review
Transparent peer review available as opt-in Model summary
In the interest of transparency and open science, transparent peer review is where the editor’s decision letter, reviewers’ comments and authors’ response for all versions of the manuscript are published alongside the article under an Open Access Creative Commons licence (CC-BY) . You can see some examples here: Transparent peer review example oneTransparent peer review example twoTransparent peer…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint servers (for example, ChemRxiv, arXiv)
ChemRxiv & bioRxiv: The citation should include the author(s), the name of the preprint server, the year, the word “preprint” and the DOI (including version number). S. Bhattacharjee, S. P. Chaudhary and S. Bhattacharyya, ChemRxiv, 2019, preprint, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.9794270.v1 arXiv: The citation should include the author(s), the name of the preprint server, the year, the article number and th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts 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
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1477-0520
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-0539
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
What CAS zone is Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Organic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.75; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 192.
How long does peer review take at Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry?
Authors report an average review time of about 1.7 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–250 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), India (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .