Journal profile
Discovery and Innovation
ISSN 1015-079X · Semiannual
Discovery and Innovation: subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2009 (Volume 21, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Discovery and Innovation's largest topics are African Botany and Ecology Studies, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Food and Agricultural Sciences, together about 22.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Discovery and Innovation is a journal of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) meant to focus attention on science and technology in Africa and the Third World, emphasizing the progress in scientific research and issues that impinge on these two areas as well as circumscribe science-driven development.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Keto E. MshigeniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African Botany and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.8%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Research, Science, and AcademiaDecision Sciences5.1%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 934 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
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
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
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
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 1015-079X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 1 (2009)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Discovery and Innovation
Is Discovery and Innovation open access, and what is the APC?
Discovery and Innovation 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, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .