Journal profile · MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Applied Research
ISSN 2702-4288
Applied Research: impact factor 2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 82 days to acceptance (110 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 75 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Applied Research's largest topics are Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, together about 19.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Applied Research is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal showcasing international research spanning fields across the physical and life sciences. The journal aims at publishing papers that help unite the approaches between fundamental studies and applications, and supports work that contributes to sustainable problem solving and global initiatives. Applied Research publishes high-quality work in the areas of Materials, Applied Physics, Chemistry, Applied Biology, Food Science, and Engineering, as well related fields such as Biomed and the Social Sciences. Authors may choose from a variety of article types: Reviews, Perspectives, Research Articles, and Application Notes. The readership is broad and international. The journal welcomes authors to publish their conceptual ideas and techniques that support innovation development. A particular goal of this publication is to bring greater focus onto research that shows the implementation or potential to apply knowledge, methods, instrumentation and technology into solutions. ISSN: 2702-4288 (online) Publication Frequency: Currently 6 issues per year How to cite: To make sure that references to this journal are correctly recorded and resolved (for example in CrossRef, PubMed, or Web of Science), please use the following abbreviated title in any citations: "Appl. Res." (punctuation may vary according to the style of the citing journal). Readership Multidisciplinary researchers across the physical and life sciences and engineering fields, from academia and industry as well as policy makers. Abstracting and Indexing Information Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) COMPENDEX (Elsevier) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Food Science & Technology Abstracts™ (IFIS) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Spyridon VarlasPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering7.4%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering5.5%
- Photopolymerization techniques and applicationsChemistry5.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationEngineering5.1%
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMaterials Science5.1%
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
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceScopusCASPublisher website
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)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 62Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 102,485Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 457 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 156 | 65 | 25 |
| 2025 | 75 | 37 | 117 |
| 2024 | 105 | 62 | 372 |
| 2023 | 74 | 55 | 412 |
| 2022 | 45 | 21 | 327 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 51 days – 143 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 98 days
- Sample
- 110 articles with submission and acceptance dates (230 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 126 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 3,500 / EUR 3,150 / GBP 2,750 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- application noteApplication Notes present concise descriptions of novel laboratory techniques, software, algorithms, databases, and workflows.Length not stated
- letterReviews Research Articles Perspectives Application Notes Reviews should deal with topics of high current interest. The reviews should include critical assessmen…Length not stated
- perspectiveReviews Research Articles Perspectives Application Notes Reviews should deal with topics of high current interest. The reviews should include critical assessmen…Length not stated
- research articleReviews Research Articles Perspectives Application Notes Reviews should deal with topics of high current interest. The reviews should include critical assessmen…Length not stated
- reviewReviews Research Articles Perspectives Application Notes Reviews should deal with topics of high current interest. The reviews should include critical assessmen…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria. Correction to Authorship: In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, the journal will al…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing expected Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. During submission you will be asked to include a data availability statement. These statements are included within the published articles, with the exception of Editorials. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission. If your article is not based on new data because …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations
Peer Review This journal operates under a single-blind peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. In-house submissions, i.e. papers authored by Editors or Editorial Board members of the title, will be sent to Editors unaffiliated with the author or institution and monitored carefully to ens…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates under a single-blind peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. In-house submissions, i.e. papers authored by Editors or Editorial Board members of the title, will be sent to Editors unaffiliated with the author or institution and monitored carefully to ensure there is…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprints accepted Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as arXiv, ChemRxiv, bioRxiv, engrXiv, etc. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Authors may also post the final published version of the article immediately after publication. Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.
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
- ISSN
- 2702-4288
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Research
What is the impact factor of Applied Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Applied Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 110 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 51–143 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Applied Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 7; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Applied Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Research is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, Scopus and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Applied Research open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,500.
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: .