Journal profile · Immunology and Microbiology-Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
Gates Open Research
ISSN 2572-4754 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
Gates Open Research: fully open access; APC about USD 1,807; review about 1 week (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gates Open Research is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Child Nutrition and Water Access, together about 40.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Gates Open Research publishes scholarly articles reporting any basic scientific, translational, applied and clinical research (including quantitative and qualitative studies) that has been funded (or co-funded) by the Gates Foundation. Each publication must have at least one author who has been, or still is, a recipient of a Gates Foundation grant. Articles must be original (not duplications). All research, including clinical trials, systematic reviews, software tools, method articles, and many others, is welcome and will be published irrespective of the perceived level of interest or novelty; confirmatory and negative results, as well as null studies are all suitable. See the full list of article types we accept for more information. For papers submitted after August 2024, all articles are first published as preprints on our associated preprint server, VeriXiv, using a fully transparent model; the authors are solely responsible for the content of their article. Invited peer review takes place openly after publication on VeriXiv and once the article has reached the ‘passed peer review’ threshold the final version of record will be published on Gates Open Research, where it will benefit from all the indexing that Gates Open Research articles enjoy. In addition to scholarly articles, Gates Open Research publishes other research outputs, collectively called documents, such as end-of-grant reports or guidelines, that vary in formats and often differ from traditional scholarly publications. It also publishes posters and slides. Documents, posters and slides are not peer reviewed and do not appear in bibliographic databases such as PubMed. Gates Open Research is an Open Research platform: all content is published open access under a CC-BY license; the publishing and peer-review processes are fully transparent on VeriXiv; and authors of articles are asked to include detailed descriptions of methods and to provide full and easy access to the source data underlying the results in order to improve reproducibility.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Immunology and Microbiology-Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, France 1, Brazil 1, Mexico 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine23%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions9.1%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing8.4%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine6.1%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine4.8%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences4.4%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine4%
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedEmbaseCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref, British Library, Global Health
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
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 241OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.71OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 899 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 8 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 52 |
| 2024 | 87 | 87 | 204 |
| 2023 | 85 | 85 | 309 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | 669 |
| 2021 | 118 | 118 | 855 |
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 1 weekLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 1 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Post-publication peer review, Open 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 | USD 1,807 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,150 | 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted22
- case reportsA medical Case Report should be original and provide adequate detail of a single patient case.Length not stated
- clinical practice articlesClinical Practice Articles describe case series (i.e. group or series of case reports involving patients who were given similar treatment), but should not be ba…Length not stated
- correspondenceCorrespondence articles are short, peer reviewed comments directly relating to one or more articles published in Gates Open Research.Length not stated
- data notesData Notes are brief descriptions of scientific datasets that promote the potential reuse of research data and include details of why and how the data were crea…Length not stated
- data setsPublish a range of article types: research articles, data sets, null results, protocols, case reports, and more.Length not stated
- documentsGates Open Research publishes other research outputs, collectively called documents, such as end-of-grant reports or guidelinesLength not stated
- editorialsEditorials are short personal perspectives about topics relevant to a specific article collection or gateway on Gates Open Research.Length not stated
- method articleMethod Articles describe new experimental, observational, or computational methods, or tests/procedures in basic, translational or applied research, and should …Length not stated
- method articlesMethod Articles describe new experimental, observational, or computational methods, or tests/procedures in basic, translational or applied research, and should …Length not stated
- null resultsPublish a range of article types: research articles, data sets, null results, protocols, case reports, and more.Length not stated
- open lettersOpen Letters are short, peer-reviewed articles discussing policies relevant to a broad research community, presenting guidelines or white papers, or announcing …Length not stated
- postersIt also publishes posters and slides.Length not stated
- protocolsPublish a range of article types: research articles, data sets, null results, protocols, case reports, and more.Length not stated
- registered reportsRegistered Reports are a form of empirical article in which the methods and proposed analyses are published and reviewed prior to research being conducted.Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles should present original findings, such as results of basic and translational research, clinical and epidemiologic studies, or clinical trials,…Length not stated
- research notesResearch Notes include single-finding papers that can be reported with one or two illustrations (figures/tables), descriptions of unexpected observations, and l…Length not stated
- scholarly articlesGates Open Research publishes scholarly articles reporting any basic scientific, translational, applied and clinical researchLength not stated
- slidesIt also publishes posters and slides.Length not stated
- software tool articlesA Software Tool Article should include the rationale for the development of the tool and details of the code used for its construction.Length not stated
- study protocolsStudy Protocols describe in detail any study design, including (but not limited to) experimental design of basic, translational and applied research, epidemiolo…Length not stated
- systematic reviewSystematic Reviews should usually be based on medical interventions or animal model studies, but can also be suitable for agricultural intervention studies, edu…Length not stated
- systematic reviewsSystematic Reviews should usually be based on medical interventions or animal model studies, but can also be suitable for agricultural intervention studies, edu…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship
Submission restricted to Gates-funded researchers; at least one author must be a Gates Foundation grant recipient. Model summary
Submission to Gates Open Research is available only to Gates-funded researchers: Each publication must have at least one author who has been, or still is, a recipient of a Gates Foundation grant.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data under CC0 license Model summary
Data associated with Gates Open Research articles are made available, where possible, under the terms of a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0 license).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC-BY license Model summary
all content is published open access under a CC-BY license
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Open Peer Review& Preprint Revision (optional)
Preprint-first model via VeriXiv for submissions after August 2024; version of record published on Gates Open Research after peer review. Model summary
Preprints can undergo open peer review to be accepted for final publication in a partner journal or platform. Expert reviewers are selected and invited, and their reviews and names are published alongside the preprint, together with the authors’ responses. Authors can publish revised versions of their preprint for re-review. All versions are linked and citable.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Submission
Systematic Reviews must follow PRISMA reporting guidelines. Model summary
Submit a preprint via our single-page submission system. Read the Article Guidelines for information about submitting different article types. Submissions can be tracked via My Account.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Protocols for randomised clinical trials must be registered and follow SPIRIT guidelines. Model summary
All protocols for randomised clinical trials must be registered and follow the SPIRIT guidelines.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2572-4754
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gates Open Research
How long does peer review take at Gates Open Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 week. 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 Gates Open Research based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), France (1) and Brazil (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Gates Open Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gates Open Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC, PubMed, Embase and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Gates Open Research open access, and what is the APC?
Gates Open Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,807.
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: .