Journal profile · Engineering, Chemical
Process Biochemistry
ISSN 1359-5113 · eISSN 1873-3298 · Elsevier BV · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1991
Process Biochemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.39; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,970; review about 121 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 249 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Process Biochemistry is published by Elsevier BV and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction and Biofuel production and bioconversion, together about 35.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Process Biochemistry is an application-orientated research journal devoted to reporting advances with originality and novelty, in the science and technology of the processes involving bioactive molecules and living organisms. These processes concern the production of useful metabolites or materials, or the removal of toxic compounds using tools and methods of current biology and engineering. Its main areas of interest include novel bioprocesses and enabling technologies (such as nanobiotechnology, tissue engineering, directed evolution, metabolic engineering, systems biology, and synthetic biology) applicable in food (nutraceutical), healthcare (medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic), energy (biofuels), environmental, and biorefinery industries and their underlying biological and engineering principles.Main topics covered include, with most of possible aspects and domains of application: • Fermentation, biochemical and bioreactor engineering • Biotechnology processes and their life science aspects • Biocatalysis, enzyme engineering and biotransformation • Downstream processing • Modeling, optimization and control techniques.Particular aspects related to the processes, raw materials and products, also include: • Quantitative microbial physiology, stress response, signal transduction • Genetic engineering and metabolic engineering • Proteomics, functional genomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics • Chiral compounds production, cell free protein system, high-throughput screening, in-vivo/in-vitro evolution, enzyme immobilization, enzyme reaction in non-aqueous media • Mass transfer, mixing, scale-up and scale-down, bioprocess monitoring, bio-manufacturing • Cell, tissue and antibody engineering: animal and plant cells/tissues, algae, micro-algae, extremophile, antibody screening and production • Environmental biotechnology: biodegradation, bioremediation, wastewater treatment, biosorption and bioaccumulation • Bio-commodity engineering: biomass, bio-refinery, bio-energy • Bioseparation, purification, protein refolding. • Other new bioprocess and bioreactor related topics especially on application to healthcare sectors
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Chemical
Editor-in-chief Juan Manuel BolívarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 12 in mainland China (about 21%); most named Mainland China 12, Spain 8, United States 7, South Korea 4, Japan 3 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.5%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering10.9%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.2%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing4.3%
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsEngineering3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 4.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 137LetPub ·
- h-index
- 208OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,712OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 237LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,741 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 185 | 46 | 75 |
| 2025 | 249 | 36 | 1,122 |
| 2024 | 356 | 52 | 3,249 |
| 2023 | 350 | 44 | 4,654 |
| 2022 | 399 | 53 | 7,120 |
| 2021 | 316 | 30 | 6,791 |
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
121 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 3 months
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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 57%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 121 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,970 / EUR 3,710 / GBP 3,180 / JPY 492,400 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,990 | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10
- correspondenceProcess Biochemistry accepts four types of manuscripts: full-length articles, short communications, reviews, and correspondence.Full-length articles should not …Length not stated
- full-length articlesfull-length articlesLength not stated
- letterProcess Biochemistry accepts four types of manuscripts: full-length articles, short communications, reviews, and correspondence.Full-length articles should not …Length not stated
- letters to the editorProcess Biochemistry accepts four types of manuscripts: full-length articles, short communications, reviews, and correspondence.Full-length articles should not …Length not stated
- perspectiveProcess Biochemistry accepts four types of manuscripts: full-length articles, short communications, reviews, and correspondence.Full-length articles should not …Length not stated
- reviewProcess Biochemistry accepts four types of manuscripts: full-length articles, short communications, reviews, and correspondence.Full-length articles should not …Length not stated
- review articleProcess Biochemistry accepts four types of manuscripts: full-length articles, short communications, reviews, and correspondence.Full-length articles should not …Length not stated
- reviewsreviewsLength not stated
- short communicationProcess Biochemistry accepts four types of manuscripts: full-length articles, short communications, reviews, and correspondence.Full-length articles should not …Length not stated
- short communicationsshort communicationsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1359-5113
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-3298
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Process Biochemistry
What CAS zone is Process Biochemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Process Biochemistry is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology / Engineering, Chemical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Process Biochemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.39; CiteScore 8.9, h-index 208.
How long does peer review take at Process Biochemistry?
The publisher reports about 121 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 3 months. 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 Process Biochemistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: 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 Process Biochemistry based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 12 (about 21%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (12), Spain (8) and United States (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Process Biochemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Process Biochemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Process Biochemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Process Biochemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,970.
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: .