Journal profile
Pure and Applied Biology
ISSN 2304-2478 · Bolan Society for Pure and Applied Biology (BSPAB) · Pakistan
Pure and Applied Biology: fully open access; APC about USD 200; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 69 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pure and Applied Biology is published by Bolan Society for Pure and Applied Biology (BSPAB). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Science and Fertilization, Genetics and Plant Breeding and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, together about 26.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pure and Applied Biology (PAB) is an online, peer-reviewed, open-access official scientific journal of Bolan Society for Pure and Applied Biology (BSPAB). PAB is devoted to publish selected papers of latest advancement dealing with original research in Pure and Applied Biology. It is published quarterly by Bolan Society for Pure and Applied Biology (BSPAB) in association with Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta. The aim of the PAB journal is to offer a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of Biology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief MYK BAROZAIPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Pakistan 9, United States 6, Türkiye 4, Mainland China 1, Norway 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences11%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.1%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 178OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,840 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 499 |
| 2025 | 69 | 69 | 930 |
| 2024 | 70 | 70 | 1,079 |
| 2023 | 131 | 131 | 1,132 |
| 2022 | 76 | 76 | 960 |
| 2021 | 157 | 157 | 875 |
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)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 200 | No | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Creative Common LicenseÂ
The articles are published in PAB as an open access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-NC) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Â
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Journal
Open Access is a publication model that enables the dissemination of research findings to the global community without restriction. Thus, all articles published under open access can be accessed by anyone with internet connection.
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
- Bolan Society for Pure and Applied Biology (BSPAB)
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2304-2478
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pure and Applied Biology
How long does peer review take at Pure and Applied Biology?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 Pure and Applied Biology based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Pakistan (9), United States (6) and Türkiye (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is Pure and Applied Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Pure and Applied Biology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 200.
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: .