Journal profile
African Scientific Reports
ISSN 2955-1625 · eISSN 2955-1617 · Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences · Nigeria
African Scientific Reports: fully open access; APC about USD 140; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Scientific Reports is published by Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Heavy metals in environment, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods and Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques, together about 21.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
African Scientific Reports (ASR) is a peer-reviewed journal published tri-annually April, August, and December) by the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences. It offers an exciting publication outlet for scientific reports. With the idea that making research openly available to the public promotes better global knowledge exchange, this journal offers direct open access to its contents, i.e., all the articles published in this journal are free to access immediately from the date of publication. ASR is available in print and online. The language used in this journal is English. Aims & scopeWe publish original research from all areas of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Geo Sciences, Health & Medical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physics ISSN(Print): 2955-1625ISSN (Online): 2955-1617
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science9.2%
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsEarth and Planetary Sciences6.1%
- Survey Sampling and Estimation TechniquesMathematics6.1%
- Environmental and Analytical Chemistry StudiesEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsMedicine4.6%
- Radioactivity and Radon MeasurementsHealth Professions4.6%
- Numerical methods for differential equationsMathematics4.6%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics4.6%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Crossref, Google Scholar, WorldCat, Researchgate
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 199 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 62 | 55 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 52 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 41 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 15 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 4 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 140 / NGN 40,000 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 140 / NGN 40,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 140 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public trust in scientific findings, and that people receive credit for their ideas. Data fabrication and falsification — Data fabrication means the researcher did not actually do the study but faked the data. Data falsification means the researcher did the experiment, but then changed some of the data. The aut…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
ASR is a strong supporter of open access (OA). All the research articles published in ASR are fully open access. Read more
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
- Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences
- Country or region
- Nigeria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2955-1625
- Electronic ISSN
- 2955-1617
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 3 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Scientific Reports
How long does peer review take at African Scientific Reports?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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 African Scientific Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Scientific Reports is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is African Scientific Reports open access, and what is the APC?
African Scientific Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 140.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .