Journal profile
Journal of Experimental Life Science
ISSN 2087-2852 · eISSN 2338-1655 · University of Brawijaya · Indonesia
Journal of Experimental Life Science: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Experimental Life Science is published by University of Brawijaya. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, together about 26.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Welcome to The Journal of Experimental Life Science (JELS) (print ISSN 2087-2852; e - ISSN 2338-1655), a scientific journal published by the Graduate School, Universitas Brawijaya. Colleagues can access JELS articles on published scientific papers in review, short reports, and articles in Life Sciences especially biology, biotechnology, nanobiology, molecular biology, botany, microbiology, genetics, neuroscience, pharmacology, toxicology, and Applied Life Science including fermentation technology, food science, immunotherapy, proteomics and other fields related to life matter. JELS is published 3 (three) times a year (Number 1: February; Number 2: June; Number 3: October). Submissions are open all year-round. Before submitting, please make sure that the manuscript is in the focus and scope of JELS, written in ENGLISH, and follows our author guidelines and manuscript template. All submitted articles shall be original, have never been published elsewhere, and not under consideration for other publications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Maharani Pertiwi K.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 5, India 1, Malaysia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.8%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology9%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine4.5%
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsMedicine4.5%
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
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 359 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 80 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 89 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 177 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 148 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 117 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 92 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | IDR 2,000,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 800,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 1,200,000 | No | — |
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
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6
- articlespublished scientific papers in review, short reports, and articles in Life SciencesLength not stated
- reportA Manuscript can be a journal of research results, report, or review article.Length not stated
- research resultsA Manuscript can be a journal of research results, report, or review article.Length not stated
- reviewpublished scientific papers in review, short reports, and articles in Life SciencesLength not stated
- review articleA Manuscript can be a journal of research results, report, or review article.Length not stated
- short reportspublished scientific papers in review, short reports, and articles in Life SciencesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Originality: articles must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
All submitted articles shall be original, have never been published elsewhere, and not under consideration for other publications.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethical clearance certificate required for research using animals, humans, and clinical testing. Model summary
Research that used animal, human, and clinical testing should have had an ethical clearance certificate from an authorized institution.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are able to enter into…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Authors retain copyright; work licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
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
- University of Brawijaya
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2087-2852
- Electronic ISSN
- 2338-1655
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (February 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Journal of Experimental Life Science
How long does peer review take at Journal of Experimental Life Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Journal of Experimental Life Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; 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 Experimental Life Science based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (5), India (1) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Experimental Life Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Experimental Life Science is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Experimental Life Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Experimental Life Science 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .