Biochemical Journal Online consists of full text and graphics in both HTML and PDF formats for all articles from issue 313-1, (1 January 1996) onwards as well as HTML abstracts from issue 153-1 (1 January 1976) onwards. An Email current awareness service is available to all users. The journal features multimedia adjuncts and inter-journal linking and appears Online one week earlier than the printed version.

All aspects of Chemistry are included, but with particular emphasis on studies of biologically important molecules. In addition, the journal would like to promote the application of Computers in chemistry such as Molecular Modelling, Cheminformatics and Bioinformatics.