Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pteridines
ISSN 0933-4807 · eISSN 2195-4720 · International Society of Pteridinology · GERMANY · Quarterly · Founded 1989
Pteridines: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.67; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: The journal is closed for submissions. Beginning in 2026, Pteridines will become a dedicated section within Open Life Sciences. Authors conducting research within the journal’s scope are encouraged to submit their manuscripts there. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pteridines is published by International Society of Pteridinology and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, Folate and B Vitamins Research and Biochemical and Molecular Research, together about 43.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal ObjectivePteridines was an official open access journal of the International Society of Pteridinology dealing with all aspects of pteridine research. Pteridines are heterocyclic fused ring compounds involved in a wide range of biological functions from the color on butterfly wings to cofactors in enzyme catalysis to essential vitamins. Of the pteridines, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin is the necessary cofactor of several aromatic amino acid monoxygenases, the nitric oxide synthases and glyceryl ether monoxygenase (GEMO). Neopterin plays an essential role in the immune system and is an important biomarker in laboratory medicine for diseases such as HIV, cardiovascular disease, malignant tumors, among others. The journal is closed for submissions. Beginning in 2026, Pteridines will become a dedicated section within Open Life Sciences. Authors conducting research within the journal’s scope are encouraged to submit their manuscripts there. The journal was published in Open Access model and is archived in Portico. All authors retain copyright, unless – due to their local circumstances – their work is not copyrighted. The copyrights are governed by the Creative-Commons license. Why readUnique interdisciplinary forum devoted to conjugated and unconjugated pteridines Basic and clinical approach to the topic combining the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, clinical chemistry, and laboratory medicine International, authoritative editors and reviewers boosting the prestige of published papers The journal was edited by: Your Benefits Your benefits: Unique interdisciplinary forum devoted to conjugated and unconjugated pteridines Basic and clinical approach to the topic combining the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, clinical chemistry, and laboratory medicine International, authoritative editors and reviewers boosting the prestige of published papers Free language-correction services for authors from non-English speaking regions Worldwide dissemination and unrestricted access to all published articles Promotion of each published article Secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service Portico Pteridines is the official journal of the International Society of Pteridinology (ISP). History Pteridines was founded in 1989 and has been continued at De Gruyter since 2013.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Editor-in-chief Johanna GostnerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.5%
- Folate and B Vitamins ResearchMedicine10.2%
- Biochemical and Molecular ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.6%
- Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsMedicine6%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience5.2%
- Amino Acid Enzymes and MetabolismBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated ReceptorsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchMedicine3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC
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
- 0.67LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 753 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,500 | Yes | — |
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
- International Society of Pteridinology
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0933-4807
- Electronic ISSN
- 2195-4720
- Society / sponsor
- International Society of Pteridinology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pteridines
What CAS zone is Pteridines in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pteridines is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Biophysics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Pteridines?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.67; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Pteridines?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Pteridines?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pteridines is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Pteridines open access, and what is the APC?
Pteridines is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .