Journal profile · Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
AAS Open Research
ISSN 2515-9321 · F1000 Research Ltd · United Kingdom
AAS Open Research: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AAS Open Research is published by F1000 Research Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, together about 22.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine8.3%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing8.3%
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchMedicine6.3%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine5.4%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine5.4%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics4.9%
- Global Health and SurgeryMedicine4.9%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 179 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 62 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 373 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Post-publication peer review, Open peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 1,096 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 920 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 966 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- F1000 Research Ltd
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2515-9321
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AAS Open Research
How long does peer review take at AAS Open Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index AAS Open Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AAS Open Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is AAS Open Research open access, and what is the APC?
AAS Open Research is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .