Journal profile · Environmental Science-Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
APN Science Bulletin
ISSN 2522-7971 · Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research · Japan
APN Science Bulletin: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
APN Science Bulletin is published by Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate change impacts on agriculture, Flood Risk Assessment and Management and Disaster Management and Resilience, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The APN Science Bulletin is a peer-reviewed digital publication that features research and capacity building projects funded by APN. The Science Bulletin is intended for readers from both science and policymaking communities, as well as young scientists in the Asia-Pacific region who are keen on issues related to global environmental change, sustainable development and the science of sustainability.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 7%); most named India 7, Japan 6, Pakistan 5, Philippines 5, Thailand 4 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.9%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science9.5%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences6.5%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science5%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science5%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences4.6%
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 207 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 33 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 107 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 165 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
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 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright and licence
Authors retain copyright to articles they publish under the APN Science Bulletin, which are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access statement
This is an open-access journal. All articles are freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.
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
- Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research
- Country or region
- Japan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2522-7971
- Print ISSN
- 2185-761X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about APN Science Bulletin
How long does peer review take at APN Science Bulletin?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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.
Where are the editorial board members of APN Science Bulletin based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (7), Japan (6) and Pakistan (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index APN Science Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, APN Science Bulletin is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is APN Science Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
APN Science Bulletin is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .