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AAS Open Research

F1000 Research Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2515-9321
SJR Q2Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.278
H-Index
20
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.739
Total Works
183
Total Citations
1,856
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope

Open Research Africa publishes scholarly articles and other research outputs (e.g. posters, slides and documents), reporting basic scientific, scholarly, translational and clinical research across the physical and life sciences, engineering, medicine, social sciences and humanities. Submission to Open Research Africa is open to all researchers based in Africa. To be eligible to publish, an article must have at least one Africa-based author. Outputs of research funded by, or with at least one author affiliated to one of our partners, will have their APCs covered by that partner. See details of our partners here . All articles benefit from rapid publication, transparent peer review and editorial guidance on making all source data openly available. Open Research Africa operates under a continuous publication schedule.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
6
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2013
Frequencycontinuous publication
StatusActive (last: 2022)
Total Publications183
Publisher OrgFaculty of 1000
OA Since2017
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen
Review Time~6 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
F1000 Research Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2515-9321
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Open
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
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
2013
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref