Current Opinion in Chemical Biology is a systematic review journal that aims to provide specialists with a unique and educational platform to keep up to date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of Chemical Biology. The journal publishes 6 issues per year covering the following 10 sections, each of which is reviewed once a year, these are: Omics, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Next Generation Therapeutics, Molecular Imaging, Chemical Genetics and Epigenetics, Synthetic Biology, Synthetic Biomolecules and Mechanistic Biology. There is also a section that changes regularly to reflect hot topics in the field.

《Current Opinion In Chemical Biology》是一本由ELSEVIER SCI LTD出版商出版的专业生物期刊，该刊创刊于1997年，刊期Bimonthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：生物学 2区，小类学科：生化与分子生物学 2区；生物物理 2区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖生化与分子生物学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外生化与分子生物学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为8.972，平均审稿速度较慢,6-12周。