Journal profile · Multiple
Life Sciences, Society and Policy
ISSN 2195-7819 · Springer Nature · United Kingdom
Life Sciences, Society and Policy: subscription journal; APC about USD 1,390; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Life Sciences, Society and Policy is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Life Sciences, Society and Policy is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics in Clinical Research, Ethics and bioethics in healthcare and Biomedical Ethics and Regulation, together about 36.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine12.5%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine12.5%
- Biomedical Ethics and RegulationMedicine11.2%
- Research, Science, and AcademiaDecision Sciences9.6%
- Interdisciplinary Research and CollaborationDecision Sciences5.6%
- Bioethics and Human Rights IssuesComputer Science5.6%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities5.2%
- Innovation, Technology, and SocietySocial Sciences4.4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Q1 | 10/762 | — |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 13/79 | — |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q1 | 78/384 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 17 October 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 130 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 392 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 511 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 510 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 615 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 509 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 621 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Blind peer reviewLetPub
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,390 / EUR 1,190 / GBP 990 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 990 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2195-7819
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Life Sciences, Society and Policy
How long does peer review take at Life Sciences, Society and Policy?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Sciences, Society and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Life Sciences, Society and Policy is indexed in Scopus.
Is Life Sciences, Society and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Life Sciences, Society and Policy is a subscription journal. APC about USD 1,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .