- About the journal
- Open access · CC BY 4.0
- Open Access Pub
About the Journal of Carbohydrates
The Journal of Carbohydrates (JCH) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of carbohydrate science. It covers chemistry, biology, analysis, food and nutrition, and applications. The journal began publication in 2018 with Volume 1, and its publisher is Open Access Pub.
Carbohydrate science, from the ring to the system
JCH serves chemists, biochemists, glycobiologists, analytical scientists, food and nutrition scientists and bioprocess engineers who work with carbohydrates and need a freely available home for the results.
JCH publishes research on carbohydrates in every setting in which they are studied: the synthesis and structure of mono-, oligo- and polysaccharides, the biology and metabolism of glycans, the analytical methods used to measure them, and their use in food, nutrition, materials and medicine. Work from laboratories in every region of the world is welcome.
The journal's aims are to publish methodologically sound research that advances understanding of carbohydrates, to give analytical and computational methods a place alongside discovery work, and to make the results freely available to everyone who can use them. The Aims and Scope page describes the scope in full.
Article types
- Original Research
- Review Article
- Systematic Review
- Methods
- Short Communication
- Data Note
- Commentary
- Letter
Preparation guidance for each type is given in the Instructions for Authors.
Journal register
- Full title
- Journal of Carbohydrates (JCH)
- Publisher and owner
- Open Access Pub. The journal is owned and published by Open Access Pub.
- Editorial responsibility
- Editorial responsibility rests with the Editorial Board. See the Editorial Board page.
- Publication history
- Published since 2018, beginning with Volume 1.
- Access and license
- Open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). Authors retain copyright.
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,200, payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.
- Preservation
- JCH articles will be deposited in Portico, a not-for-profit digital-preservation archive run by ITHAKA, so that the published record remains available for the long term. Read our preservation policy.
- Contact
- info@openaccesspub.org. Editorial office of the journal at Open Access Pub.
How decisions are made
All submissions undergo initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review. Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. Editorial decisions are independent of the article processing charge and of any fee-relief inquiry. The full framework is set out in the Editorial Policies.
Submit a manuscript to JCH
Please read the Instructions for Authors and the Editorial Policies before submitting. The article processing charge of USD 1,200 is payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.