Journal profile · MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Heliyon
ISSN 2405-8440 · Elsevier · United Kingdom
Heliyon: CAS Zone 4 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.37; fully open access; APC about USD 2,270; review about 207 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 2,812 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Heliyon considers research from all areas of the physical, applied, life, social and medical sciences. We publish manuscripts reporting scientifically accurate and valuable research, which adheres to accepted ethical and scientific publishing standards. As such Heliyon publishes new insights as well as extensions on existing theories, negative/null results and replication studies.Submissions covering arts, humanities and law are not considered in Heliyon. Authors of these submissions are encouraged to submit directly to our partner journal Social Sciences & Humanities Open.Heliyon classifies manuscripts/articles into different sections based on the research topic discussed. Some sections exclude certain types of studies from their scope. To know more and to see the kind of manuscripts the various sections publish, please visit: https://www.cell.com/heliyon/sectionsA dedicated in-house editorial office team, internal editors as well as external academic section and associate editors handle your manuscript and manage the publication process, giving your research the editorial support and quality control it deserves.If it's important to you, it's important to us. Submit your paper today.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Editorial board by country: 154 in mainland China (about 17%); most named Mainland China 154, Italy 90, United States 82, India 70, United Kingdom 34 (891 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine7.6%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine5.5%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.8%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4.3%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Multidisciplinary Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
Early warning / risk: CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the March 2026 Xinrui edition (Under Review); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
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
- 4.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 192OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20,201OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13,727LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 45,460 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,005 | 1,005 | 195 |
| 2025 | 2,812 | 2,812 | 10,528 |
| 2024 | 17,573 | 17,573 | 188,723 |
| 2023 | 11,244 | 11,244 | 176,094 |
| 2022 | 4,007 | 4,007 | 87,741 |
| 2021 | 2,872 | 2,872 | 83,767 |
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
207 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 16 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 207 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 31 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,270 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,270 / EUR 2,100 / GBP 1,820 / JPY 281,550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,100 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,270 | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,270 (excluding taxes).
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2405-8440
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Heliyon
What CAS zone is Heliyon in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Heliyon is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Heliyon?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.37; CiteScore 7.8, h-index 192.
How long does peer review take at Heliyon?
The publisher reports about 207 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Heliyon based?
Of the 891 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 154 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (154), Italy (90) and United States (82). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Heliyon?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Heliyon is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Heliyon open access, and what is the APC?
Heliyon is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,270.
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: .