Journal profile · Biochemical Research Methods
Proteome Science
ISSN 1477-5956 · BioMed Central · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 2003
Proteome Science: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.16; fully open access; APC about USD 2,590; median 107 days to acceptance (10 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Proteome Science is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Proteome Science is published by BioMed Central 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 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemical Research Methods
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry28.1%
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry9.8%
- Machine Learning in BioinformaticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Advanced Biosensing Techniques and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Bioinformatics and Genomic NetworksBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- vaccines and immunoinformatics approachesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.2%
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 | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in SCIE on 16 February 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 2.16LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 562OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 724 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 93 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 93 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 132 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 130 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 181 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 71 days – 224 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (10 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 125 days
- Sample
- 10 articles with submission and acceptance dates (14 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 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,590 / EUR 2,090 / GBP 1,790 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,690 / USD 2,490 / EUR 1,990 | Yes | — |
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Journal archived; no longer accepting submissions with this publisher Model summary
Proteome Science is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher.
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1477-5956
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Proteome Science
What CAS zone is Proteome Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Proteome Science is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biochemical Research Methods. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Proteome Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.16; CiteScore 4, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Proteome Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 10 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 71–224 days); authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Proteome Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Proteome Science is indexed in Scopus.
Is Proteome Science open access, and what is the APC?
Proteome Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,590.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .