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Science Advances

American Association for the Advancement of Science · United States · Est. 1879

ISSN2375-2548eISSN2375-2548

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?

223

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 202d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

4.534

H-Indexi

363

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.636

Total Worksi

18,645

Total Citationsi

1,192,193

2yr Mean Citednessi

10.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Multidisciplinary Sciences; Multidisciplinary.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1879

Annual Volume~ 2,551 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications18,645

Publisher OrgAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~33 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Association for the Advancement of Science

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2375-2548 / 2375-2548

✅

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?

Portico, 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

1.3k

158k

2019

2.1k

219k

2020

155k

2021

2.2k

125k

2022

2.1k

91k

2023

2.3k

56k

2024

3.2k

27k

2025

1.6k

1.3k

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchRNA Research and SplicingNeural dynamics and brain functionRNA modifications and cancerEpigenetics and DNA MethylationCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGeological and Geochemical AnalysisPerovskite Materials and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Science Advances

Is Science Advances a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science Advances: 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 Science Advances?

Science Advances 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 10.59.

Is Science Advances indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science Advances is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Science Advances?