About the journal
Journal of Biological Chemistry is an open-access journal published by Elsevier in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 3,430 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 22 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0021-9258 · 1083-351X
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 3,430 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 0
- Declared review time
- 22 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2021-02-15
- MEDLINE · 1965-01-01
- PUBMED · 1963-02-01
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 3,430 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 22 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 120 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=95)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
0
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
22weeks
Works in OpenAlex
214065
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
781
i10-index
185340
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-04-27
- Added to DOAJ
- 2021-02-15
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPMCPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 43%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 38%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity4
- Alternate titles
- JBCJBC online
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 2985121R
- Society affiliations
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
- Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
- Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
- Enzyme Structure and Function
- Enzyme Structure and Function
Show all subjects (50)
- Ion channel regulation and function
- Ion channel regulation and function
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
- RNA Research and Splicing
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
- Biochemical and Molecular Research
- Biochemical and Molecular Research
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
- RNA modifications and cancer
- RNA modifications and cancer
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
- Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- Hemoglobin structure and function
- Hemoglobin structure and function
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords (DOAJ)
- biochemistry
- biology
- medicine
- genetics
- chemistry
- microbiology
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