Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Protein Science
ISSN 0961-8368 · eISSN 1469-896X · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1992
Protein Science: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.62; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,480; median 120 days to acceptance (121 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 473 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Protein Science is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Protein Structure and Dynamics, Enzyme Structure and Function and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, together about 48.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Protein Science</em> is a proteins journal, publishing articles that advance knowledge of protein molecules, including protein function and practical applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Editor-in-chief John KuriyanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.1%
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science18%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.3%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine4%
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Biotin and Related StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.8%
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry2.8%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 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 |
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
- 5.62LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 161LetPub ·
- h-index
- 252OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,781OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 409LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,255 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 378 | 351 | 164 |
| 2025 | 473 | 443 | 1,416 |
| 2024 | 394 | 374 | 2,593 |
| 2023 | 341 | 328 | 8,700 |
| 2022 | 304 | 285 | 6,550 |
| 2021 | 265 | 246 | 9,570 |
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
120 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 158 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (121 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 147 days
- Sample
- 121 articles with submission and acceptance dates (913 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 53%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 33 daysPublisher 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 4,480 / EUR 3,640 / GBP 2,720 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 0961-8368
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-896X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Protein Science
What CAS zone is Protein Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Protein Science is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Protein Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.62; CiteScore 9.3, h-index 252.
How long does peer review take at Protein Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 121 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 120 days (interquartile range 99–158 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 53%. 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 Protein Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Protein Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Protein Science open access, and what is the APC?
Protein Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,480.
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: .