Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology
Recent Patents on Biotechnology
ISSN 1872-2083 · eISSN 2212-4012 · Bentham
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Recent Patents on Biotechnology: subscription journal; median 115 days to acceptance (46 articles, last 24 months); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Recent Patents on Biotechnology is published by Bentham. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Intellectual Property and Patents, Biotechnology and Related Fields and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, together about 39.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intellectual Property and PatentsBusiness, Management and Accounting18.6%
- Biotechnology and Related FieldsMedicine11.1%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.9%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.9%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology | Q3 | 178/325 | 45th |
| Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | Q3 | 79/134 | 41st |
| Bioengineering | Q3 | 117/168 | 30th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 193OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.73OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 620 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | 446 |
| 2025 | 36 | 1 | 764 |
| 2024 | 36 | 6 | 769 |
| 2023 | 41 | 3 | 794 |
| 2022 | 52 | 2 | 752 |
| 2021 | 35 | 5 | 753 |
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
115 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 85 days – 148 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 232 days (45 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 351 days
- Sample
- 46 articles with submission and acceptance dates (93 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to Recent Patents on Biotechnology
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Intellectual Property and Patents, Biotechnology and Related Fields.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4Expected review time115 days · Median, submission to acceptance · 46 articles, last 24 months · CrossrefReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Bentham
- ISSN
- 1872-2083
- Electronic ISSN
- 2212-4012
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Recent Patents on Biotechnology
How long does peer review take at Recent Patents on Biotechnology?
Based on the dates recorded on 46 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 115 days (interquartile range 85–148 days). 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 Recent Patents on Biotechnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Recent Patents on Biotechnology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Recent Patents on Biotechnology open access, and what is the APC?
Recent Patents on Biotechnology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .