Journal profile · MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
All Life
ISSN 2689-5293 · eISSN 2689-5307 · TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ENGLAND
All Life: CAS Zone 4 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.37; fully open access; APC about USD 1,459; median 130 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 15% (journal website); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
All Life is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing across the life sciences. All Life accepts original research, reviews, rapid communications, data notes and commentaries. The journal welcomes submission of negative results and replication studies, and proposals of themed collections are encouraged. As part of Taylor & Francis’ Elevate Series authors will receive a concierge-level publishing experience, including dedicated support from our expert in-house Editorial team, with guaranteed response times of within 48 hours. All Life supports the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals, encouraging insights and data towards goals 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health and Well-being), 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), 14 (Life Below Water), and 15 (Life on Land). Our Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Amar Abderrahmani, and editorial board welcome submissions providing insights or data related to any, or multiple, of the following sections Agriculture Aquaculture and Marine Biology Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Bioengineering & Biotechnology Cancer Biology Computational Life Sciences, Bioinformatics and System Biology Environmental Toxicology & Health Epidemiology, Genetics & Genomics Microbiology Pharmacology & Pharmaceutics Plant Biology Translational Physiology All Life requires all associated data sets be made publicly available; please ensure data is deposited in a community-recognized repository and given a unique digital object identifier (DOI) prior to submission. All Life has a diverse audience so authors should ensure their findings are clearly presented and technical information clearly explained. Please read our instructions for authors carefully before submitting to the journal. Peer Review Statement All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editorial Team and, if found suitable for further consideration, to single anonymised peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All articles will be made freely and permanently available online through gold open access publication. Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Amar AbderrahmaniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 15%); most named France 6, Mainland China 4, United States 3, Italy 3, India 2 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.6%
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine7.8%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Circular RNAs in diseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine3.9%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCINSPECPublisher website
Other: OCLC, EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete, TOC Premier, OCLC Arts and Humanities Search
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
- 1.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.34Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 390,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 483 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 14 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 48 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 216 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 271 |
| 2022 | 108 | 108 | 647 |
| 2021 | 94 | 94 | 677 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
130 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 94 days – 191 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 161 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (101 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 57 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,110 / USD 2,195 / GBP 1,756 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- commentariesAll Life accepts original research, reviews, rapid communications, data notes and commentaries.Length not stated
- data notesAll Life accepts original research, reviews, rapid communications, data notes and commentaries.Length not stated
- original researchAll Life accepts original research, reviews, rapid communications, data notes and commentaries.Length not stated
- rapid communicationsAll Life accepts original research, reviews, rapid communications, data notes and commentaries.Length not stated
- reviewsAll Life accepts original research, reviews, rapid communications, data notes and commentaries.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability
Data must be publicly available, deposited in a community-recognized repository, and given a unique DOI prior to submission. Model summary
All Life requires all associated data sets be made publicly available; please ensure data is deposited in a community-recognized repository and given a unique digital object identifier (DOI) prior to submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Gold open access publication. Model summary
All Life is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy acce…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Single anonymised peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees after initial appraisal by the Editorial Team. Model summary
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editorial Team and, if found suitable for further consideration, to single anonymised peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2689-5293
- Electronic ISSN
- 2689-5307
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about All Life
What CAS zone is All Life in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, All Life is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of All Life?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.37; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at All Life?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 130 days (interquartile range 94–191 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of All Life based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 15%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (6), Mainland China (4) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index All Life?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, All Life is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is All Life open access, and what is the APC?
All Life is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,459.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .