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AAS Open Research

F1000 Research Ltd Β· United Kingdom Β· Est. 2013

ISSN2515-9321
SJR Q2βœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
78
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† Scopus Q266
βœ“ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total78
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
6
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Fast Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
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 β†—
SJR Scorei
0.232
H-Indexi
20
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.739
Total Worksi
183
Total Citationsi
1,856
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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 Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 Β· 75%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
F1000 Research Ltd
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2515-9321
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Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Open
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
7
2013
37
450
2018
45
397
2019
54
611
2020
39
356
2021
4
56
2022

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

MultidisciplinaryQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Frequently asked questions about AAS Open Research

Is AAS Open Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AAS Open Research: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of AAS Open Research?

AAS Open Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.232.

Is AAS Open Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AAS Open Research is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of AAS Open Research?

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

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