Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Structure
ISSN 0969-2126 · eISSN 1878-4186 · Cell Press · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1993
Structure: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.37; hybrid open access; APC about USD 9,350; median 156 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 220 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Structure is published by Cell Press and is in Zone 2 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Enzyme Structure and Function, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms and Protein Structure and Dynamics, together about 36.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Structure aims to publish papers of exceptional interest in the field of structural biology. The journal strives to be essential reading for structural biologists, as well as biologists and biochemists that are interested in macromolecular structure and function. Structure strongly encourages the submission of manuscripts that present structural and molecular insights into biological function and mechanism. Other reports that address fundamental questions in structural biology, such as structure-based examinations of protein evolution, folding, and/or design, will also be considered. We will consider the application of any method, experimental or computational, at high or low resolution, to conduct structural investigations, as long as the method is appropriate for the biological, functional, and mechanistic question(s) being addressed. Likewise, reports describing single-molecule analysis of biological mechanisms are welcome.In general, the editors encourage submission of experimental structural studies that are enriched by an analysis of structure-activity relationships and will not consider studies that solely report structural information unless the structure or analysis is of exceptional and broad interest. Studies reporting only homology models, de novo models, or molecular dynamics simulations are also discouraged unless the models are informed by or validated by novel experimental data; rationalization of a large body of existing experimental evidence and making testable predictions based on a model or simulation is often not considered sufficient.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science14.2%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- RNA Research and SplicingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 2 |
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
- 4.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 169LetPub ·
- h-index
- 239OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,854OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 175LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,780 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 124 | 54 | 62 |
| 2025 | 220 | 140 | 820 |
| 2024 | 251 | 251 | 2,027 |
| 2023 | 184 | 184 | 2,252 |
| 2022 | 157 | 157 | 3,084 |
| 2021 | 157 | 146 | 3,684 |
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 PubMed · to
156 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 109 days – 207 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 185 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (425 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 116 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 9,350 / EUR 8,660 / GBP 7,490 / JPY 1,159,680 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 9,350 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 9,350 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.
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
- Cell Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0969-2126
- Electronic ISSN
- 1878-4186
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Structure
What CAS zone is Structure in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Structure is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Biophysics / Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Cell Biology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Structure?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.37; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 239.
How long does peer review take at Structure?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 156 days (interquartile range 109–207 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Structure?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Structure is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Structure open access, and what is the APC?
Structure is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 9,350.
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: .