ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES

ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

About this journal About this journalA Journal of Biosciences: Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C ( ZNC) is an international scientific journal and a community resource for the emerging field of natural and natural-like products. The journal publishes original research on the isolation (including structure elucidation), bio-chemical synthesis and bioactivities of natural products, their biochemistry, pharmacology, biotechnology, and their biological activity and innovative developed computational methods for predicting the structure and/or function of natural products. A Journal of Biosciences: Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C welcomes research papers in fields on the chemistry-biology boundary which address scientific ideas and approaches to generate and understand natural compounds on a molecular level and/or use them to stimulate and manipulate biological processes.TopicsBio-chemical synthesis and bioactivities of natural productsIsolation (including structure elucidation)BiochemistryBiotechnologyPharmacologyChemistryBiology Article formatsOriginal research articles, rapid communications, letters and review articles Complete Archive AccessAs of 2026, all De Gruyter journal subscriptions include access to every issue, from Volume 1, Issue 1 through to today, meaning subscribers can access even more research at no additional cost. Your Benefits Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C – A Journal of Biosciences is proud to announce a new feature, the Editor’s Choice free access article. To download the featured article free of charge, please click the link below.Vol. 76, Iss. 3-4: Design and synthesis of novel n-butyphthalide derivatives as promising botanical fungicides by Zhongfu Luo, Yu Deng, Bilan Luo, Yong Li, Qing Lan, Judi Fan, Wei Xue, Lei Tang and Lingling FanVol. 76, Iss. 3-4: Synergistic antibacterial combination of Lavandula latifolia Medik. essential oil with camphor by Nursenem Karaca, Görkem Şener, Betül Demirci and Fatih DemirciVol. 76, Iss. 1-2: Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) characterization and evaluation of antibacterial bioactivities of the essential oils from Piper arboreum Aubl., Piper aduncum L. e Piper gaudichaudianum Kunth by Ana Cristina A. da Silva, Edinardo F. F. Matias, Janaína E. Rocha, Ana Carolina Justino de Araújo, Thiago S. de Freitas, Fábia F. Campina, Maria do S. Costa, Luiz E. Silva, Wanderlei do Amaral, Beatriz Helena L. N. S. Maia, Aurea P. Ferriani, Camila F. Bezerra, Marcello Iriti and Henrique D. M

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Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Editor-in-chief Jürgen SeibelPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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CASCurrent ContentsPublisher website

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Impact

Impact factor

2.12LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

2.1Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher)

0.3Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

4.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

4.6Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

0.43LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.71LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

60LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

105OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

3,798OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

3.24OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

4.8%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

7.48%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

56LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

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Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Country or region

GERMANY

Language

English

Frequency

Bimonthly

Founded

1986

ISSN

0939-5075

Electronic ISSN

1865-7125

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website