October 2026 52,299 journals indexed.

Back

Community

Natural and Life Sciences Communications

Natural and Life Sciences Communications is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.4). Published by Chiang Mai University.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2822-0838Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Chiang Mai University

Scopus · Q2

1.4

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 20 of 66 · 70th pctile

Indexed in

major index

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2023–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

1.4

SJR · SCImago

0.228

Q2 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q2 · 70th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Dentistry (miscellaneous)	20 / 66	70th	Q2
Health Professions (miscellaneous)	41 / 101	59th	Q2
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)	33 / 57	42nd	Q3
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)	161 / 253	36th	Q3
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)	219 / 307	28th	Q3

View this source on Scopus.com

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

Quick answers

Is Natural and Life Sciences Communications indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2023–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.4.

What quartile is Natural and Life Sciences Communications in Scopus?

Natural and Life Sciences Communications is Q2 in Dentistry (miscellaneous) (rank 20 of 66), Q2 in Health Professions (miscellaneous) (rank 41 of 101) and Q3 in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) (rank 33 of 57), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 5 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Natural and Life Sciences Communications?

Natural and Life Sciences Communications 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 1.4, quartile Q2, 70th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.228, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 6.

Who publishes Natural and Life Sciences Communications and what is its ISSN?

Natural and Life Sciences Communications is published by Chiang Mai University. Its ISSN is 2822-0838.

Is Natural and Life Sciences Communications in Web of Science?

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

Is Natural and Life Sciences Communications open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is Natural and Life Sciences Communications? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Natural and Life Sciences Communications has an h-index of 5 and a 2-year mean of 0.37 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.4, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #39 of 65 Scopus journals in Dentistry (miscellaneous).

h-index

0.37

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

313

works indexed

213

total citations

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

#39 of 65 Bottom 41% Dentistry (miscellaneous)

#62 of 97 Bottom 37% Health Professions (miscellaneous)

#42 of 52 Bottom 20% Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Papers published per year

Natural and Life Sciences Communications published 84 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 85. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityBee Products Chemical AnalysisMedicinal Plant Research

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 Natural and Life Sciences Communications? — latest 53 articles, 2025–2026

In its latest 53 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Thailand (54.7%), Indonesia (9.4%) and India (8.2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.

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

Are there integrity warnings for Natural and Life Sciences Communications? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Author concentration54.7% of recent authorship from Thailand

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

Scopus source ↗ ISSN Portal · 2822-0838 ↗

Comments load as you scroll here.

Related journals

8 journals

Journal Indexed in

Chiang Mai Journal of Science Scopus Q2 WoS SCIE Chiang Mai University Journal of Natural Sciences Not in these indexes Odesa Medical Journal Scopus Q3 Oral Radiology Scopus Q1 WoS SCIE Oral Sciences Reports Scopus Q4 Pediatric Dental Journal Scopus Q2 WoS ESCI Protetyka Stomatologiczna Scopus Q3 Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics Scopus Q1 WoS ESCI DOAJ

← Back to Journal Finder

Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.