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Status
Active
Coverage
2015–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
7.8
SJR · SCImago
0.739
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
145
Best quartile
Q1 · 89th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | 23 / 223 | 89th | Q1 |
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Heliyon
Heliyon is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 7.8), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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ISSN 2405-8440Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEOpen Access
7.8
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: Checking DOAJ for article charges…
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
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Listed in DOAJ
Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Heliyon indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2015–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 7.8.
What quartile is Heliyon in Scopus?
Heliyon is Q1 in Multidisciplinary (rank 23 of 223), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Heliyon?
Heliyon is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 7.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 89th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.739, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 145.
How much does it cost to publish in Heliyon?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,270 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Heliyon and what is its ISSN?
Heliyon is published by Elsevier Ltd. Its ISSN is 2405-8440.
Is Heliyon in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Heliyon open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Heliyon? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Heliyon has an h-index of 192 and a 2-year mean of 9.2 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 7.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #10 of 208 Scopus journals in Multidisciplinary.
192
h-index
9.2
2-yr mean citations
20,022
i10-index
45,412
works indexed
747,459
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,270
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#10 of 208 Top 5% Multidisciplinary
Heliyon published 2,812 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 17,573. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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 Heliyon? — latest 78 articles, 2026
In its latest 78 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Iran (10.7%), China (9.6%) and Bangladesh (9.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Heliyon? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 1,551 retracted papers are recorded (34.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 232 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 1,551 · 34.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 232 · 5.1 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases and suspect text
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.
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