Journal profile
Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences
ISSN 2538-2535 · eISSN 2538-2446 · Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 4 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences is published by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Protein purification and stability, Protein Structure and Dynamics and Computational Drug Discovery Methods, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences is a peer-reviewed, online-only (previously print-online), scientific journal owned by Protein Technology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and publish the documents in all important aspects of the research in peptides and proteins focusing on analytics and impurities, bioinformatics, biopharmaceuticals and vaccines, biotechnology, chemical synthesis, conformational analysis, design and development of protein therapeutics, determination of structure, enzymology, folding and sequencing, formulation and stability, function, genetics, immunology, kinetics, modeling, molecular biology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of therapeutic proteins and antibodies, pharmacology, protein engineering and development, protein-protein interaction, proteomics, purification/expression/production, simulation, thermodynamics and hydrodynamics and protein biomarkers. The aim of this Journal is to publish high quality original research articles, reviews, short communications and letters and to provide a medium for scientists and researchers to share their findings from the area of peptides and proteins. The Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences is published in collaboration with Iranian Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Protein purification and stabilityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.3%
- Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science7.9%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine5.7%
- Antimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesImmunology and Microbiology5.7%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 98 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 20 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 2
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- reviewhe members of the Editorial Board. Mini-reviews with the range of 7000-10000 words, which include at least 75 references (excluding figures, smain text ≤ 10,000 words
- short communicationnd the announcement of novel protocols. Short communications should not exceed 2500 words in length, including references, tables and figures. Thesemain text ≤ 2,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
According to the ICMJE recommendation, authorship is based on the following four criteria:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest - Competing Interests
Author(s) warrants that any financial interest, direct or indirect, that exists or may be perceived to exist for individual contributors in connection with this manuscript has been disclosed in the Covering Letter and Manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
TPPS follows international regulations against scientific misconduct including fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, etc. Any cases of suspected misconduct will be assessed during the peer-review and publication process based on COPE Guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright notice
Upon publication, the authors agree that the journal of Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences (TPPS) is the copyright owner of the material published. All works published in the TPPS are open access and are available to anyone on the website of the journal without cost. The users are free to use the work, subject to proper attribution of authorship and ownership of the rights. Authors may use the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review policy (ethics and competing interest)
Invited reviewers are expected to consider the competing interests to accept the reviewing process of the manuscript. Reviewers should have no financial conflicts of interest which means that they may profit or be negatively impacted financially by the submitted research. They also should have no personal relationship or competition with the authors, also, they have not recently worked at the same…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
A preprint is considered an author’s version of a manuscript before the version is accepted for publication in a journal. Authors are allowed to deposit an initial draft of their manuscript anywhere. However, authors should disclose the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) once the manuscript is submitted to the journal or at any other point during the peer review process at TPPS. If the manuscript i…
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
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2538-2535
- Electronic ISSN
- 2538-2446
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences
How long does peer review take at Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Suggested reviewers: Required, 2; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .