Journal profile
FUUAST Journal of Biology
ISSN 2222-0356 · eISSN 2616-8758 · Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology · Pakistan
FUUAST Journal of Biology: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
FUUAST Journal of Biology is published by Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, together about 20.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
FUUAST Journal of Biology (FJB) is a peer reviewed, multidisciplinary science journal and is abstracted/ indexed in ADL (Asian Digital Library) EBSCO, ProQuest and DOAJ. The journal welcomes selected, original research articles and reviews in the field of plant, animal, human and microbial sciences in relation with other pure and applied sciences like physics, chemistry, computational and medical sciences. The scope of journal is therefore necessarily broad to cover recent discoveries in all areas of biology at the interface of related disciplines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 13%); most named Pakistan 5, Mainland China 1, United States 1, Malaysia 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary5.7%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology5.4%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuestPublisher 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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 371 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 55 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 43 |
| 2021 | 107 | 107 | 61 |
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 review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | PKR 7,000 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | PKR 7,000 | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- PKR 12,000
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement page listed in journal menu Model summary
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
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
- Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English, Urdu
- ISSN
- 2222-0356
- Electronic ISSN
- 2616-8758
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 FUUAST Journal of Biology
How long does peer review take at FUUAST Journal of Biology?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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 FUUAST Journal of Biology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of FUUAST Journal of Biology based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Pakistan (5), Mainland China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index FUUAST Journal of Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, FUUAST Journal of Biology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is FUUAST Journal of Biology open access, and what is the APC?
FUUAST Journal of Biology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .