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Defence Life Science Journal
ISSN 2456-0537 · Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC)
Defence Life Science Journal: fully open access; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Defence Life Science Journal is published by Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, High Altitude and Hypoxia and Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques, together about 27% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences14%
- High Altitude and HypoxiaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine5.4%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Effects of Radiation ExposureMedicine4.9%
- Phytochemical and Pharmacological StudiesMedicine4.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q3 | 422/669 | — |
| General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | Q4 | 66/79 | — |
| General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Q4 | 198/235 | — |
| General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Q4 | 199/223 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 499 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 219 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 332 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 305 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 305 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 283 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 | 222 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC)
- ISSN
- 2456-0537
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Defence Life Science Journal
Which databases index Defence Life Science Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Defence Life Science Journal is indexed in Scopus.
Is Defence Life Science Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Defence Life Science Journal is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .