Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Life Science Alliance
ISSN 2575-1077 · Rockefeller University Press · UNITED STATES
Life Science Alliance: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.07; fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 147 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); 169 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Life Science Alliance is published by Rockefeller University Press and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are RNA Research and Splicing, RNA modifications and cancer and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, together about 23.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Life Science Alliance publishes high-quality articles across all areas in the life sciences and biomedical research. Life Science Alliance is a community partnership between EMBO Press, Rockefeller University Press, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- RNA Research and SplicingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.6%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathwaysBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 3.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 945OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 157LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,813 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 111 | 46 |
| 2025 | 169 | 169 | 507 |
| 2024 | 289 | 289 | 2,078 |
| 2023 | 357 | 357 | 4,061 |
| 2022 | 282 | 282 | 4,392 |
| 2021 | 199 | 199 | 5,185 |
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
147 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 216 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 163 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (368 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 3,500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,500 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics
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
- Rockefeller University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2575-1077
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Life Science Alliance
What CAS zone is Life Science Alliance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Life Science Alliance is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Life Science Alliance?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.07; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Life Science Alliance?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 147 days (interquartile range 74–216 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index Life Science Alliance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Life Science Alliance is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Life Science Alliance open access, and what is the APC?
Life Science Alliance is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
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: .