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Open Life Sciences

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1969

ISSN2391-5412eISSN2391-5412
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
68
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total68
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.437
H-Index
55
CiteScore
2.8
SNIP
0.451
Total Works
2,293
Total Citations
24,145
2yr Mean Citedness
1.70
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Retractions
4
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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
43
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1969
Annual Volume~ 230 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,293
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,100Above median
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

11/12 · 92%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2391-5412 / 2391-5412
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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)Q3
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q3
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
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref