ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
2018–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
7.4
SJR · SCImago
1.356
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
113
Best quartile
Q1 · 89th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | 25 / 223 | 89th | Q1 |
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iScience
iScience is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 7.4), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Elsevier Inc..
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ISSN 2589-0042Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEOpen Access
7.4
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 iScience indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2018–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 7.4.
What quartile is iScience in Scopus?
iScience is Q1 in Multidisciplinary (rank 25 of 223), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of iScience?
iScience 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 7.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 89th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.356, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 113.
How much does it cost to publish in iScience?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,240 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes iScience and what is its ISSN?
iScience is published by Elsevier Inc. Its ISSN is 2589-0042.
Is iScience in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is iScience open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is iScience? — open metrics via OpenAlex
iScience has an h-index of 139 and a 2-year mean of 4.68 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 7.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #25 of 208 Scopus journals in Multidisciplinary.
139
h-index
4.68
2-yr mean citations
7,374
i10-index
17,220
works indexed
269,354
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,240
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#25 of 208 Top 13% Multidisciplinary
iScience published 2,815 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 2,865. 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 iScience? — latest 72 articles, 2026
In its latest 72 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (38.4%), United States (13.5%) and United Kingdom (5.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for iScience? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 31 retracted papers are recorded (1.8 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 31 · 1.8 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases
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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