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iScience

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1821

ISSN2589-0042eISSN2589-0042

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

1.363

H-Index

133

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

Total Works

15,452

Total Citations

235,134

2yr Mean Citedness

3.88

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

iScience is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research in the life sciences, health sciences, physical sciences, environmental sciences, earth sciences, applied sciences, and sustainability sciences. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary thinking.

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

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1821

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,452

Publisher OrgCell Press

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 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✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2589-0042 / 2589-0042

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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

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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)

RNA modifications and cancerSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchImmune Cell Function and InteractionRNA Research and SplicingNeural dynamics and brain functionEpigenetics and DNA MethylationNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsGut microbiota and healthImmune cells in cancer