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Journal of Advanced Research
ISSN 2090-1232 · eISSN 2090-1224 · Cairo University · Egypt
Journal of Advanced Research: CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 15.26; fully open access; APC about USD 4,400; median 155 days to acceptance (175 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 766 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Peer Review under the responsibility of Cairo University.Journal of Advanced Research (abbreviated as J. Adv. Res.) is an official journal of Cairo University. It is an applied/natural sciences, peer-reviewed journal with interdisciplinary activity. The journal aims to make significant contributions to applied research and knowledge across the globe through publication of original, high-quality research articles in the following fields:1) Medicine2) Pharmaceutical Sciences3) Dentistry4) Physical Therapy5) Veterinary Medicine6) Basic and Biological Sciences such as: biology, molecular biology, biotechnology, chemistry, physics, biophysics, geology, astronomy, biophysics and environmental science.7) Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Sciences8) Agricultural ScienceIn addition to original research articles, Journal of Advanced Research publishes reviews, mini-reviews, case reports, letters to the editor, and commentaries, thereby providing a forum for reports and discussions on cutting edge perspectives in science. All submitted papers are subjected to strict single blind peer reviewing process. The Journal is committed to publishing manuscripts via a rapid, impartial, and rigorous review process. Once accepted, manuscripts are granted free online open-access immediately upon publication, which permits its users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts, thus facilitating access to a broad readership.Authors should note that the acceptance rate in this journal is exceptionally low, around 5%; only the most novel, methodologically rigorous, and impactful manuscripts are selected for peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Hussein M. KhaledPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Egypt 29, United States 23, Mainland China 9, Germany 6, Italy 4 (114 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science7.2%
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine5.7%
- Immune cells in cancerImmunology and Microbiology4.9%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Multidisciplinary Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 15.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 17.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 21.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 21.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,844OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 546LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,397 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 518 | 518 | 447 |
| 2025 | 766 | 766 | 5,238 |
| 2024 | 429 | 429 | 10,402 |
| 2023 | 257 | 257 | 8,775 |
| 2022 | 200 | 200 | 9,991 |
| 2021 | 189 | 189 | 13,096 |
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 PubMed · to
155 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 116 days – 203 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (175 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 157 days
- Sample
- 175 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,690 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 144 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 64 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 | USD 4,400 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 4,000 / EUR 3,740 / GBP 3,200 / JPY 484,040 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 4,400 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,400 | — | — |
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- editorialThe Journal of Advanced Research (JAR) publishes original articles in the fields of the basic sciences, applied sciences and technology, biomedical sciences, an…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles: Articles which represent in-depth research in various scientific disciplines.Length not stated
- reviewManuscripts are evaluated on the basis that they present new insight into the investigated topic and are likely to contribute to research progress or a change i…Length not stated
- review articlearch in various scientific disciplines. Review articles: Should normally comprise less than 10,000 words; contain structured abstract and includes up-to-date re…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- review articlesReview articles: Should normally comprise less than 10,000 words; contain structured abstract and includes up-to-date references. Meta-analyses are considered a…Length not stated
- short communicationsJAR seeks to publish experimental and theoretical research results of outstanding significance in the form of original articles, short communications and review…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
4 to 6 keywords required Model summary
For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administratio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest (mandatory)
A conflict of interest may exist when an author or the author's institution has financial or other affiliations with people or organizations that may inappropriately influence the author's work. A conflict can be actual or potential and full disclosure to the journal is the safest course. All submissions to the journal must include disclosure of any relationships that could be viewed as potential …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research data linking supported Model summary
If you have made your research data available in a data repository, you can link your article directly to the dataset.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical approval
Ethics Committee/IRB approval required for patient studies Model summary
Studies on patients or volunteers require Ethics Committee and/or Independent Review Board (IRB) approval, and, where relevant, the patients' written informed consent, which should be documented in the Methods section of the paper with the approval number. If such a study was not approved by the appropriate Ethics Committee or IRB, a statement as to why it was exempted should be included. The Edit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright Transfer Agreement required Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Copyright Transfer Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. Subscribers may reproduce tables of content or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission from Cairo University is required for resale or distrib…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review process
Double anonymized review Model summary
Manuscripts are evaluated on the basis that they present new insight into the investigated topic and are likely to contribute to research progress or a change in clinical practice. It is understood that all authors listed on a manuscript have agreed to its submission. The signature of the corresponding author on the letter of submission signifies that these conditions have been fulfilled. Received…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Cairo University
- Country or region
- Egypt
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2090-1232
- Electronic ISSN
- 2090-1224
- Society / sponsor
- Cairo University
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- 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 Journal of Advanced Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Advanced Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Advanced Research is in Zone 1 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Advanced Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 15.26; CiteScore 21.7, h-index 142.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Advanced Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 175 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 155 days (interquartile range 116–203 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6%. 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 Journal of Advanced Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 4–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: 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 Journal of Advanced Research based?
Of the 114 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Egypt (29), United States (23) and Mainland China (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Advanced Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Advanced Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Advanced Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Advanced Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,400.
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: .