Journal profile · Biochemical Research Methods
Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology
ISSN 1082-6068 · eISSN 1532-2297 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1996
Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.27; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 43 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 161 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Enzyme Production and Characterization, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization and Biofuel production and bioconversion, together about 33.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology is an international forum for rapid dissemination of high quality research results dealing with all aspects of preparative techniques in biochemistry, biotechnology and other life science disciplines. Scope includes: Techniques pertinent to clarification, isolation, enrichment, and purification of biotech products Products in areas of human therapeutics, biofuels, plant biotechnology, animal biotechnology, food processing, and environmental biotechnology Unit operations including fermentation/ cell culture, centrifugation, depth filtration, homogenization, chromatography, ultrafiltration, diafiltration, refolding, viral filtration, viral inactivation, sterile filtration, extraction, two phase separation, precipitation, osmotic shock, and lyophilization Industrial applications involving preparative processing Priority will be given to novel results that are likely to have major impact on the respective research area. Readership Readership includes chemists, biotechnologists, engineers, physicists, and life scientists involved in discovery, development, or manufacturing of products in the areas of human therapeutics, biofuels, plant biotechnology, animal biotechnology, food processing, and environmental biotechnology. Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized. Publishing Ethics Statement Committee of Publication Ethics Similarity Check http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/ https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemical Research Methods
Editor-in-chief Anurag S. RathorePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 2, Singapore 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.5%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering10.5%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.7%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing4.7%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Protein purification and stabilityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Algal biology and biofuel productionEnergy3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPMCCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, AGRICOLA, OCLC, CABI (various), De Gruyter Saur (various), EBSCOhost AGRICOLA various others, Genamics JournalSeek, International Atomic Energy Agency INIS Collection Search, OCLC ArticleFirst Electronic Collections Online, ProQuest (various)
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
- 2.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.53Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 871OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 163LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 109,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,193 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 136 | 6 | 34 |
| 2025 | 161 | 4 | 297 |
| 2024 | 98 | 5 | 440 |
| 2023 | 109 | 7 | 730 |
| 2022 | 108 | 4 | 930 |
| 2021 | 128 | 2 | 1,622 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
43 daysfirst decision after review · community reports over 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Model summary
Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the di…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1082-6068
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-2297
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology
What CAS zone is Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemical Research Methods / Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology. 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.
What is the impact factor of Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.27; CiteScore 5, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology?
The publisher reports about 43 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. 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 Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (2) and Singapore (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PMC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology open access, and what is the APC?
Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .