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Heliyon

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1806

ISSN2405-8440eISSN2405-8440

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

0.644

H-Index

173

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.123

Total Works

45,257

Total Citations

640,028

2yr Mean Citedness

6.91

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Retractions

268

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Heliyon is an all-science open-access journal that considers research from all areas of the physical, applied, life, social, and medical sciences. The journal publishes manuscripts reporting scientifically accurate and valuable research.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1806

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications45,257

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2405-8440 / 2405-8440

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, 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

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchCOVID-19 and Mental HealthSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesEnergy and Environment ImpactsNanoparticles: synthesis and applications