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Open Life Sciences

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1969

ISSN2391-5412eISSN2391-5412

SJR Q2✓ 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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2 · Scopus CiteScore 2.8. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.529

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

2.8

SNIPi

0.451

Total Worksi

2,293

Total Citationsi

24,145

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The journal aims to facilitate the communication and collaboration of scientists across different countries. The scope of Open Life Sciences is devoted to scholarly research in all areas of life sciences, and covers topics of: BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES including cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, microbiology, immunology, pharmacology, neuroscience, cancer biology, bioinformatics and computational biology, case reports of rare diseases PLANT SCIENCES including plant anatomy and physiology, plant genetics and biotechnology ANIMAL SCIENCES including zoology, veterinary sciences, animals in agriculture ECOLOGY and ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE including evolutionary biology, populations, ecosystems and landscapes, ecotoxicology, air and soil pollution and control, environmental microbiology, biomass and bioenergy, biodiversity, conservation biology, marine ecology AGRICULTURE including crop production, livestock and poultry breeding and nutrition FOOD SCIENCE and NUTRITION including functional food, food microbiology, food metabolomics, food by-products, food waste management BIOENGINEERING and BIOTECHNOLOGY including tissue engineering, biomaterials, nanotechnology, bioreactors

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,293

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

OA Since2014

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost€2,100

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~43 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2391-5412 / 2391-5412

✅

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?

€2,100

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

✅

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

876

2019

108

1.7k

2020

138

1.6k

2021

166

1.3k

2022

260

1.5k

2023

204

708

2024

229

297

2025

101

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q2

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biology

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchMicroRNA in disease regulationCircular RNAs in diseasesRNA modifications and cancerPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant tissue culture and regenerationEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityGut microbiota and healthPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPhytochemistry and Biological Activities

Frequently asked questions about Open Life Sciences

Is Open Life Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Open Life Sciences: 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 Open Life Sciences?

Open Life Sciences 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.8.

Is Open Life Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Life Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Open Life Sciences?

How much does it cost to publish in Open Life Sciences?

Open Life Sciences charges an article processing charge (APC) of about €2,100 for open-access publication.