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Future Science OA

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1974

ISSN2056-5623eISSN2056-5623

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total78

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?

171

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 124d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.506

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.677

Total Worksi

1,160

Total Citationsi

16,490

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Research & Experimental; Biotechnology; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

FrequencyAnnual, 2024-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,160

Publisher OrgFuture Science Ltd

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2056-5623 / 2056-5623

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.8k

2019

130

2.1k

2020

1.4k

2021

521

2022

651

2023

118

498

2024

173

436

2025

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.

BiotechnologyQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Computational Drug Discovery MethodsCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMesenchymal stem cell researchInflammatory Biomarkers in Disease PrognosisCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsCancer Cells and MetastasisMetabolism, Diabetes, and CancerSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Frequently asked questions about Future Science OA

Is Future Science OA a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Future Science OA: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Future Science OA?

Future Science OA 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 2.21.

Is Future Science OA indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Future Science OA is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Future Science OA?