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Science

American Association for the Advancement of Science · United States · Est. 1872

ISSN1095-9203

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

10.948

H-Indexi

1740

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

6.623

Total Worksi

386,593

Total Citationsi

22,488,015

2yr Mean Citednessi

17.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

157

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Multidisciplinary Sciences; History and Philosophy of Science; Multidisciplinary.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1872

FrequencyWeekly (Except Last Week In Dec.)

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications386,593

Publisher OrgAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science

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Submission Info

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-9203

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

4.6k

316k

2019

4.6k

417k

2020

3.5k

226k

2021

2.1k

171k

2022

117k

2023

71k

2024

2.1k

27k

2025

1.5k

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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1

MultidisciplinaryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

MultidisciplinaryHistory and Philosophy of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesScience, Research, and MedicineHuman auditory perception and evaluationAcademic Writing and PublishingEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesAcademic Publishing and Open AccessAstro and Planetary ScienceHistory and advancements in chemistryHistory and Developments in AstronomyHealth and Medical Research Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Science

Is Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Science?

Science 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 17.10.

Is Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Science?