Journal profile · Multidisciplinary Sciences
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
ISSN 0077-8923 · eISSN 1749-6632 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Biweekly
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences: CAS Zone 2 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.41; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,080; median 157 days to acceptance (68 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 342 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
<em>Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences</em> is a multidisciplinary journal publishing research across many different areas of science to stimulate new thinking.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience8.2%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeuroscience7.1%
- Immune Cell Function and InteractionImmunology and Microbiology5.8%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology5.4%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience4.4%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Multidisciplinary Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 4.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 225LetPub ·
- h-index
- 401OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35,525OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 54.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 300LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 307Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,416,052Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 69,950 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 241 | 173 | 67 |
| 2025 | 342 | 224 | 1,302 |
| 2024 | 187 | 140 | 1,630 |
| 2023 | 153 | 116 | 2,331 |
| 2022 | 222 | 134 | 5,375 |
| 2021 | 201 | 84 | 4,237 |
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
157 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 127 days – 194 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 44 days (68 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 199 days
- Sample
- 68 articles with submission and acceptance dates (616 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)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 134 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 5,080 / EUR 4,380 / GBP 3,680 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Biweekly
- ISSN
- 0077-8923
- Electronic ISSN
- 1749-6632
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
What CAS zone is Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences is in Zone 2 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.41; CiteScore 7.9, h-index 401.
How long does peer review take at Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 68 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 157 days (interquartile range 127–194 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (2025). 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 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,080.
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: .