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

ISSN1095-9203
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
10.948
H-Indexi
1740
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
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1095-9203
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
4.7k
323k
2019
4.7k
425k
2020
3.5k
233k
2021
2.1k
177k
2022
2.1k
124k
2023
2k
77k
2024
2.1k
33k
2025
1.4k
3k
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. 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?

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

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref