Journal profile · BIOLOGY
Advancements in Life Sciences
ISSN 2310-5380 · University of the Punjab · Pakistan
Advancements in Life Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 450; review about 90 days (submission to final decision, publisher); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 113 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advancements in Life Sciences is published by University of the Punjab and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Computational Drug Discovery Methods and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies, together about 18.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advancements in Life Sciences (ISSN 2310-5380) provides platform for the fast peer-reviewed publication of articles covering novel and innovative aspects of biological sciences. Including full length research articles and short communications, we accept material in other categories too
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science6%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine6%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.1%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Diverse Scientific Research StudiesHealth Professions4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for editorial reasons on 15 December 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIWeb of ScienceCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 138LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 652 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 114 | 114 | 2 |
| 2025 | 113 | 113 | 40 |
| 2024 | 159 | 159 | 219 |
| 2023 | 133 | 133 | 194 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 102 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 229 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
90 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 450 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 450 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 450 / USD 250 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted14, with length limits
- commentaries and correspondence4. Commentaries and Correspondence Commentaries (of 700-900 words having up to 15 references) may discuss articles published in ALS or in other journals.Length not stated
- commentaryMajor manuscripts types include full length research articles and short communications but Advancements in Life Sciences also publish other types of articles.1.…Length not stated
- correspondenceMajor manuscripts types include full length research articles and short communications but Advancements in Life Sciences also publish other types of articles.1.…Length not stated
- editorialMajor manuscripts types include full length research articles and short communications but Advancements in Life Sciences also publish other types of articles.1.…Length not stated
- editorials3. Editorials are the voice of ALS and are written by the members of the editorial board.Length not stated
- full length research articleFull Length Research ArticleLength not stated
- historical reviews2.1 Historical Reviews should be 3000-5000 words, with a maximum of 150 references.Length not stated
- letterMajor manuscripts types include full length research articles and short communications but Advancements in Life Sciences also publish other types of articles.1.…Length not stated
- original researchMajor manuscripts types include full length research articles and short communications but Advancements in Life Sciences also publish other types of articles.1.…Length not stated
- regular paperMajor manuscripts types include full length research articles and short communications but Advancements in Life Sciences also publish other types of articles.1.…Length not stated
- research articleMajor manuscripts types include full length research articles and short communications but Advancements in Life Sciences also publish other types of articles.1.…Length not stated
- reviewMajor manuscripts types include full length research articles and short communications but Advancements in Life Sciences also publish other types of articles.1.…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articleReview ArticleLength not stated
- short communicationMajor manuscripts types include full length research articles and short communications but Advancements in Life Sciences also publish other types of articles.1.…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Use of AI for Text and Image Generation
We maintain clear policies regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the publication process. Objectively stating, ALS requires authors to disclose use of generative AI for text refinement. ALS does not permit the inclusion of generative AI-created images in its publications, ensuring that all visual content meets established scientific and ethical standards. Furthermore, ALS advises peer re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of Conflict of Interest / Competing Interest
A competing interest—often called a conflict of interest—exists when professional judgment concerning a primary interest (such as patients’ welfare or the validity of research) may be influenced by a secondary interest (such as financial gain or personal rivalry). It may arise for the authors of an article in ALS when they have a financial interest that may influence, probably without their knowin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication (based on COPE‘s Guidelines)
Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication Model summary
ALS is committed to ensure ethics in publication and quality of articles.Authors: Authors should present an objective discussion of the significance of research work as well as sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the experiments. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Review articles should also be objective, com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons License
Authors retain copyright Model summary
This website and all of its content is licensed under CC BY NC. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon our work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge us and be non-commercial. More details of the license can be found here.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
Advancements in Life Sciences provides online access to articles published (through its platform) free of charge to the end-user and that is re-usable. By default, we publish these articles under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence that allows reuse subject only to the use being non-commercial and to the article being fully attributed (http://creativecommons.org/li…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
All received articles are subjected to double blind peer-review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Detection
Plagiarism screening via Turnitin Model summary
ALS takes publication ethics very seriously and abides by the best practice guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics. ALS verifies the originality of content submitted before publication. Turnitin checks submissions against millions of published articles, and billions of web content. Authors, researchers and freelancers can also use Turnitin to screen their work before submission. Every art…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of the Punjab
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2310-5380
- 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 Advancements in Life Sciences
What CAS zone is Advancements in Life Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advancements in Life Sciences is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advancements in Life Sciences?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at Advancements in Life Sciences?
The publisher reports about 90 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Advancements in Life Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Advancements in Life Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advancements in Life Sciences is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ESCI, Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Advancements in Life Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Advancements in Life Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 450.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .