Journal profile · Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Kexue Tongbao/Chinese Science Bulletin
ISSN 0023-074X · eISSN 2095-9419 · ScienceChinaPress
Kexue Tongbao/Chinese Science Bulletin: CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); subscription journal; 703 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences30.4%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences30%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering30%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance1%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences0.9%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences0.8%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences0.6%
- Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences0.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 885OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 32,247 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 588 | 322 | 84 |
| 2025 | 703 | 555 | 455 |
| 2024 | 586 | 517 | 755 |
| 2023 | 548 | 374 | 1,142 |
| 2022 | 427 | 4 | 1,941 |
| 2021 | 416 | 144 | 2,115 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ScienceChinaPress
- ISSN
- 0023-074X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2095-9419
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kexue Tongbao/Chinese Science Bulletin
What CAS zone is Kexue Tongbao/Chinese Science Bulletin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Kexue Tongbao/Chinese Science Bulletin is in Zone 1 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Kexue Tongbao/Chinese Science Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kexue Tongbao/Chinese Science Bulletin is indexed in Scopus.
Is Kexue Tongbao/Chinese Science Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
Kexue Tongbao/Chinese Science Bulletin is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .