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F1000Research

F1000Research is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 2.9), DOAJ. Published by F1000 Research Ltd.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2046-1402Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: F1000 Research Ltd

Scopus · Q1Open Access

2.9

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 139 of 692 · 79th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2012–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

Yes

CiteScore

2.9

SJR · SCImago

0.432

Q1 SJR quartile

H-index

129

Best quartile

Q1 · 79th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	139 / 692	79th	Q1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)	214 / 744	71st	Q2
Medicine (all)	204 / 669	69th	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	93 / 296	68th	Q2
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all)	35 / 79	56th	Q2
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)	122 / 223	45th	Q3
Immunology and Microbiology (all)	38 / 63	40th	Q3

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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed

Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is F1000Research indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2012–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 2.9.

What quartile is F1000Research in Scopus?

F1000Research is Q1 in Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) (rank 139 of 692), Q2 in Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (rank 214 of 744) and Q2 in Medicine (all) (rank 204 of 669), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of F1000Research?

F1000Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.9, quartile Q1, 79th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.432, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 129.

How much does it cost to publish in F1000Research?

The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,350 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.

Who publishes F1000Research and what is its ISSN?

F1000Research is published by F1000 Research Ltd. Its ISSN is 2046-1402.

Is F1000Research in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is F1000Research open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is F1000Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex

F1000Research has an h-index of 174 and a 2-year mean of 1.12 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #155 of 610 Scopus journals in Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous).

174

h-index

1.12

2-yr mean citations

4,134

i10-index

26,591

works indexed

232,265

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

US$1,350

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#155 of 610 Top 26% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

#281 of 703 Top 40% Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

#234 of 646 Top 37% Medicine (all)

Papers published per year

F1000Research published 2,048 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 2,220. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksGene expression and cancer classificationScientific Computing and Data Management

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in F1000Research? — latest 100 articles, 2026

In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Indonesia (23.2%), India (5.9%) and Peru (5.9%).

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for F1000Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. 28 retracted papers are recorded (1.1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 3 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers 28 · 1.1 per 1,000 papers
Problematic Paper Screener flags 3 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers — mostly hijacked journal

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 2046-1402 ↗

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