Journal profile · MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Discover Applied Sciences
ISSN 3004-9261 · Springer Nature
Discover Applied Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Multidisciplinary (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 3.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,990; median 129 days to acceptance (194 articles, last 24 months); 1,571 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Discover Applied Sciences (formerly SN Applied Sciences) is a fully open access (OA) journal. All content published in the journal is published under an open access licence, and freely available to readers worldwide, enabling the widest possible dissemination and reuse. It is a multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal for the disciplines of Applied Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Materials Science and Physics, fostering sound scientific discovery to solve practical problems. The journal encourages quality, scientifically valid, original research which presents a good understanding of scientific knowledge, experiments and theories, methods and techniques, as well as interdisciplinary linkages. The Applied Life Sciences section of Discover Applied Sciences aims to publish relevant articles that focus on modern applications of life sciences research in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Health Sciences, Physics, Engineering and Environmental Sciences. We are particularly interested in applied research that makes significant scientific and societal contributions across the broad spectrum of life sciences. The topics covered in this section include but are not limited to: Agriculture and Agronomy Aquatic and Marine Biology Behavioral Sciences Biochemistry Bioengineering Biomaterials Biomedical Sciences Biophysics Biotechnology Cell Biology Ecology Environmental Life Science Evolutionary and Developmental Biology Food Science Forestry Genetics and Genomics Microbiology Plant Sciences Population dynamics Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Zoology and Veterinary Sciences The Engineering section provides a forum for various sub-disciplines of Engineering Technology, e.g. Bioengineering, Applied Engineering, Robotics and Control, Signal Processing, Data Analysis, Experiments, Computational Mechanics, and Fluid Mechanics. We are looking for contributions covering theoretical and practical problems associated with: Aerospace Engineering Big Data, Data Science and Data Analysis Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Communication Systems Complex Structures Computer Engineering Computing Systems Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electromagnetics Energy, Power and Industrial Applications Fluid Mechanics Image Processing and Signal Processing Industrial Technology and Manufacturing Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Multiscale Modelling and Multiscale Analysis Optics Structural Integrity and Tec
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering7.1%
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Science6.6%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering5.1%
- Smart Agriculture and AIAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Science4.8%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering4.8%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science4.7%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science4.2%
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)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 485OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,552LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 7,500,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,631 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,339 | 1,339 | 497 |
| 2025 | 1,571 | 1,571 | 8,033 |
| 2024 | 720 | 720 | 7,121 |
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
129 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 96 days – 175 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (194 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 194 articles with submission and acceptance dates (3,083 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
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,690 / USD 1,990 / GBP 1,390 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Discounts
- 15
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
- Materials Science: Predictive Multiscale Modeling of Perovskites: From Dynamic Disorder to Emergent FunctionalityDeadline
- Engineering: Decarbonizing Transport: Battery-Electric and Hydrogen Value ChainsDeadline
- Earth and Environmental Sciences: AI-Driven Innovations in Geohazards Mitigation: From Prediction to ResilienceDeadline
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- supplementary material
Article types accepted14
- brief reportWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- case studyWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- commentComment articles can focus on policy, science and society, or purely scientific issues.Length not stated
- data noteWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- full research articleWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- matters arisingMatters Arising articles are interesting and timely scientific or academic comments and clarifications on original research papers published in the journal.Length not stated
- methodologyMethodologies should present a new experimental or computational method, test or procedure.Length not stated
- original paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- original research paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- perspectiveA Perspective is a scholarly review and discussion of the primary research literature that does not meet the criteria for a review articleLength not stated
- registered reportRegistered Reports are a publication format in which the research question and the quality of methodology are peer reviewed before the data are collected and an…Length not stated
- researchResearch articles present new scientific results within the scope of the journal that have not been published previously and are not being considered for public…Length not stated
- research articleWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- reviewReview articles provide critical accounts and comprehensive surveys of topics of major current interest within the scope of the journal.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Author contributions statement Model summary
Author contributions statement All authors should be credited for their contributions, and be accountable for them.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Competing interests declaration Model summary
Competing interests policy Authors are required to declare any competing financial and/or non-financial interests in relation to the work described.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Funding statement mandatory Model summary
Funding statement - mandatory You need to include a statement which declares whether this work received funding or not.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics statement if required Model summary
Ethics statement - if required You will need to include an ethics declaration if your work reports research involving human or animal subjects, their data and/or biological materials.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Step 4 - Understand your copyright
If your submission is accepted for publication, you will need to sign a licence agreement with Springer Nature to allow us to publish your article. According to this agreement:authors of articles published in this journal retain the copyright of their articles.authors grant Springer Nature a licence to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.authors retain full re-use rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Discover Applied Sciences, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top Did you find what you were looking for? Share feedback.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Step 3 - Understand the peer review policy
This journal follows a single-anonymous peer review procedure, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Peer review process All manuscripts undergo technical checks upon submission. Manuscripts that pass technical checks undergo suitability checks by our in-house editorial team. Eligible manuscripts are …
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 3004-9261
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Discover Applied Sciences
What CAS zone is Discover Applied Sciences in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Discover Applied Sciences?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Discover Applied Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 194 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 129 days (interquartile range 96–175 days). 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 Discover Applied Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 Discover Applied Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Discover Applied Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Discover Applied Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Discover Applied Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, OpenAlex, 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: .