Journal profile · Social Sciences-Communication
European Science Editing
ISSN 0258-3127 · eISSN 2518-3354 · Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria
European Science Editing: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 60 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 50% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Science Editing is published by Pensoft Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Publishing and Scholarly Communication, Academic Publishing and Open Access and Academic Writing and Publishing, together about 65.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Science Editing is a diamond open access journal that publishes original contributions related to scientific and scholarly editing and publishing (for example: research integrity, peer review, bibliometrics, open science, predatory publishing, statistics), writing, translation, and ethics. The aim of the journal is to provide a source of peer-reviewed information on all aspects of scholarly editing and publishing to help editors improve the quality and integrity of publications for which they are responsible. We welcome manuscripts in the following categories: original articles, reviews, viewpoints, and correspondence. We prioritize original articles over other categories of manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Communication
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, United States 1, India 1, Türkiye 1, Denmark 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities24.9%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences22.6%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities17.6%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences10.2%
- Academic integrity and plagiarismSocial Sciences7.1%
- Psychology Research and BibliometricsPsychology2.3%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science2.3%
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDecision Sciences1.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | Q2 | 168/541 | 69th |
| Health Informatics | Q3 | 101/168 | 40th |
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 244 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 148 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 229 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 186 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 130 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 105 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 85 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
60 daysfirst decision after review · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 50%Publisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 60 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Policy on the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in manuscript preparation
All information regarding the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (AI use) for a particular manuscript should be declared in appropriate manuscript sections (e.g., Methods section or a separate AI declaration section. Authors should identify the AI model and the task performed. Details of the prompts used should be described in the supplement of the article.Authorship: AI tools or mo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship criteria
Authors of submissions reporting research findings should meet all four of the criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE):Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; ANDDrafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; ANDFinal approval of the v…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
Potential financial and non-financial competing interests, including any relationship with editorial associations, commercial editing companies, medical communications companies or other organizations that might have an interest in the submission, must be declared at the end of the manuscript, just before the References section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical approval of studies
All manuscripts reporting data from studies involving humans are required to provide proof of formal review and approval, or formal review and waiver, by an appropriate institutional review board (IRB) or ethics committee. This approval and its number should be reported in the Methods section of the manuscript. Investigators whose institution does not have a formal IRB or ethics committee should f…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License and Copyright Agreement
In submitting the manuscript to European Science Editing, authors certify that: They are authorized by their co-authors to act on their behalf regarding the manuscript and in correspondence with the editorial team.The work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or preprint, or as part of a published lecture or thesis); it is not under consideration for publicati…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. We have no article processing charges, ie no charges are levied on authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review procedure
Manuscripts will be considered for peer review only if they are within the aims and scope of the journal, sufficiently original, have no serious scientific flaws, and have satisfactory grammar and English language. This selection process is usually completed within 2 weeks. Reviewers are selected by the editors. Authors can suggest up to 3 potential reviewers: please consider suggesting people who…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism, preprints and secondary publications
Manuscripts are checked for text similarity with the CrossRef Similarity Check software and manually checked to determine whether any non-original text flagged by the software shows evidence of plagiarism. Manuscripts containing material suspected of plagiarism will be handled by following the relevant COPE flowchart and guidelines from ICMJE. Do not submit manuscripts whose content overlaps subst…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Plagiarism, preprints and secondary publications
Manuscripts are checked for text similarity with the CrossRef Similarity Check software and manually checked to determine whether any non-original text flagged by the software shows evidence of plagiarism. Manuscripts containing material suspected of plagiarism will be handled by following the relevant COPE flowchart and guidelines from ICMJE. Do not submit manuscripts whose content overlaps subst…
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
- Pensoft Publishers
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0258-3127
- Electronic ISSN
- 2518-3354
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 European Science Editing
How long does peer review take at European Science Editing?
The publisher reports about 60 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 50%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of European Science Editing based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), United States (1) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Science Editing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Science Editing is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Science Editing open access, and what is the APC?
European Science Editing 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .