Journal profile
Cultures of Science
ISSN 2096-6083 · eISSN 2633-3287 · SAGE Publishing · United Kingdom
Cultures of Science: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 81 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 46% (journal website); 42 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cultures of Science is published by SAGE Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Research, Science, and Academia, Academic Publishing and Open Access and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cultures of Science is an international journal that provides a platform for interdisciplinary research on all aspects of the intersections between culture and science. It welcomes research articles, commentaries or essays, and book reviews with innovative ideas and shedding a fresh light on significant issues. Research articles report cutting-edge research developments and innovative ideas in related fields; commentaries provide scientific perspectives on emerging topics or social issues; book reviews evaluate and analyze the contexts, styles and merits of published works related to cultures of science. The topics explored include but are not limited to: science communication, history of science, philosophy of science, sociology, social psychology, public science education, public understanding of science, science fiction, political science, indicators of science literacy, values and beliefs of the scientific community, comparative study of cultures of science, public attitudes towards a new scientific and technological phenomena.Cultures of Science is published 4 times a year in March, June, September and December.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Bernard SchielePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 19 in mainland China (about 58%); most named Mainland China 19, United Kingdom 4, United States 3, Japan 1, India 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Research, Science, and AcademiaDecision Sciences17%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences8.6%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities7.5%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities6.1%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities6.1%
- Science and Science EducationSocial Sciences5%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities4.5%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences4.3%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.8OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 255 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 139 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 189 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 152 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 121 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 78 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 55 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 46%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 66 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 2
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- book reviewResearch article: A research article should report latest research achievements in related fields. Manuscripts should not exceed 12,000 words, with abstract, ke…Length not stated
- commentaryResearch article: A research article should report latest research achievements in related fields. Manuscripts should not exceed 12,000 words, with abstract, ke…Length not stated
- commentary or essayCommentary or essay: A commentary or essay should discuss the scientific perspectives of emerging topics or social issues. Manuscripts should not exceed 2,000 w…Length not stated
- perspectiveResearch article: A research article should report latest research achievements in related fields. Manuscripts should not exceed 12,000 words, with abstract, ke…Length not stated
- research articleResearch article: A research article should report latest research achievements in related fields. Manuscripts should not exceed 12,000 words, with abstract, ke…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
Cultures of Science is an open access, peer-reviewed journal. All accepted articles are made freely available online immediately upon publication, are published under a Creative Commons license, and hosted online in perpetuity. There are currently no Article Processing Charges (APCs) to publish in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Single anonymized Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Single-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2096-6083
- Electronic ISSN
- 2633-3287
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cultures of Science
How long does peer review take at Cultures of Science?
The publisher reports about 81 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 46%. 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 Cultures of Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 12,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 2; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Cultures of Science based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 19 (about 58%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (19), United Kingdom (4) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cultures of Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cultures of Science is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Cultures of Science open access, and what is the APC?
Cultures of Science 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .