Journal profile · MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
Future Science OA
ISSN 2056-5623 · Future Science Ltd · United Kingdom
Future Science OA: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 116 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 77% (journal website); 173 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Future Science OA is published by Future Science Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, together about 22.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oncology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Future Science OA is an online, open access, peer-reviewed title. The journal covers research and discussion related to advances in biotechnology, medicine and health. The journal embraces the importance of publishing all good-quality research with the potential to further the progress of research in these fields. All original research articles will be considered that are within the journal's scope, and have been conducted with scientific rigour and research integrity. The journal also features review articles, editorials and perspectives, providing readers with a leading source of commentary and analysis. Submissions of the following article types will be considered: Research articles Preliminary communications Short communications Methodologies Trial design articles Trial results (including early-phase and negative studies) Reviews Perspectives Commentaries Future Science OA provides readers with rigorous publication standards and article production quality, with all articles subject to review by a minimum of three independent experts. The journal follows a gold open access model, publishing all articles under the Creative Commons CC-BY license to allow maximum dissemination. Authors are required to comply fully with the journal's Disclosure & Conflict of Interest Policy as well as major publishing guidelines, including ICMJE and GPP3. The journal is also a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Articles published in Future Science OA include both unsolicited submissions and articles commissioned by the Editor in collaboration with the Editorial Advisory Board. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the Editorial Team, it will then be double-anonymous peer-reviewed by independent, expert referees. Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
Editor-in-chief Ian A BlairPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 7, Netherlands 2, United Kingdom 1, India 1, Italy 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science8.8%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine7.2%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering6.1%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.7%
- Mesenchymal stem cell researchMedicine4.6%
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease PrognosisMedicine4.4%
- Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Cancer Cells and MetastasisMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Research Alert
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
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.51Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.77Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 414OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 156LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 551,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 551,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,201 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 84 | 26 |
| 2025 | 173 | 173 | 581 |
| 2024 | 116 | 116 | 575 |
| 2023 | 86 | 86 | 698 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 556 |
| 2021 | 96 | 96 | 1,468 |
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
116 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 213 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (107 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 145 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (289 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 77%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 77%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | GBP 1,440 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 950 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
Article types accepted9
- commentariesCommentariesLength not stated
- methodologiesMethodologiesLength not stated
- perspectivesPerspectivesLength not stated
- preliminary communicationsPreliminary communicationsLength not stated
- research articlesResearch articlesLength not stated
- reviewsReviewsLength not stated
- short communicationsShort communicationsLength not stated
- trial design articlesTrial design articlesLength not stated
- trial results (including early-phase and negative studies)Trial results (including early-phase and negative studies)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors are required to comply fully with the journal's Disclosure & Conflict of Interest Policy as well as major publishing guidelines, including ICMJE and GPP3. Model summary
Authors are required to comply fully with the journal's Disclosure & Conflict of Interest Policy as well as major publishing guidelines, including ICMJE and GPP3.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
The journal is also a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Model summary
The journal is also a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Gold open access model, publishing all articles under the Creative Commons CC-BY license. Model summary
Future Science OA is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review by independent, expert referees. Model summary
Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the Editorial Team, it will then be double-anonymous peer-reviewed by independent, expert referees.
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
- Future Science Ltd
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2056-5623
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- 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 Future Science OA
What CAS zone is Future Science OA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Future Science OA is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, Research & Experimental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Future Science OA?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Future Science OA?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 116 days (interquartile range 82–213 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 77% (2025). 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 Future Science OA based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), Netherlands (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Future Science OA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Future Science OA is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Future Science OA open access, and what is the APC?
Future Science OA is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .