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Life Science Alliance

Life Science Alliance, LLC · United States · Est. 1833

ISSN2575-1077eISSN2575-1077

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

1.544

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.688

Total Works

1,746

Total Citations

28,291

2yr Mean Citedness

3.72

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Life Science Alliance is an international, open-access, editorially independent, and peer-reviewed journal launched by an alliance of three preeminent scientific organizations: EMBO, The Rockefeller University, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Life Science Alliance is committed to the rapid, fair, and transparent publication of research papers, resources, and new methods from the full spectrum of life science and biomedical research.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1833

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,746

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

APC Cost$3,975Above median

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Life Science Alliance, LLC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2575-1077 / 2575-1077

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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?

$3,975

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

EcologyQ1

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biology

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Plant ScienceEcologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA Research and SplicingRNA modifications and cancerGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsEpigenetics and DNA MethylationUbiquitin and proteasome pathwaysMicrotubule and mitosis dynamicsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsMitochondrial Function and PathologyCellular transport and secretionCRISPR and Genetic Engineering