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Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1973

ISSN0939-5075eISSN1865-7125
SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.425
H-Indexi
105
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.692
Total Worksi
7,871
Total Citationsi
135,169
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.45
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

A 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.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1973
Frequency12 issues per year
StatusActive
Total Publications7,871
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review—
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA License—
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
0939-5075 / 1865-7125
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
❌
Peer review process documented?
N/A
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
41
533
2019
93
1.1k
2020
57
413
2021
56
461
2022
33
119
2023
75
309
2024
62
128
2025
19
2
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesNatural product bioactivities and synthesisAlgal biology and biofuel productionEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Is Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences?

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.45.

Is Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences?

A 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 wel

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