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Royal Society Open Science

The Royal Society · United Kingdom · Est. 1947

ISSN2054-5703eISSN2054-5703

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

188

days submission → published

measured · last 11 articles · accept 153d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.791

H-Indexi

127

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.115

Total Worksi

7,263

Total Citationsi

158,205

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Multidisciplinary Sciences; Multidisciplinary.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1947

Annual Volume~ 643 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,263

Publisher OrgRoyal Society

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

The Royal Society

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2054-5703 / 2054-5703

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

718

19k

2019

691

18k

2020

670

13k

2021

565

2022

597

6.4k

2023

654

4.2k

2024

678

1.8k

2025

355

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Behavior and ReproductionPlant and animal studiesMarine animal studies overviewAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorWildlife Ecology and ConservationPrimate Behavior and EcologyEvolution and Paleontology StudiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

Frequently asked questions about Royal Society Open Science

Is Royal Society Open Science a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Royal Society Open Science?

Royal Society Open 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 3.21.

Is Royal Society Open Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Royal Society Open Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Royal Society Open Science?