Journal profile
Mokslas Lietuvos Ateitis
ISSN 2029-2341 · eISSN 2029-2252 · Vilnius Gediminas Technical University · Lithuania
Mokslas Lietuvos Ateitis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 15 days to acceptance (21 articles, last 24 months); 27 articles in 2025; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Science – Future of Lithuania / Mokslas – Lietuvos ateitis will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal We are proud to announce that from 2018 Science – Future of Lithuania / Mokslas – Lietuvos ateitis will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mokslas Lietuvos Ateitis is published by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Building energy efficiency and sustainability and Architecture, Modernity, and Design, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We are proud to announce that from 2018 Science – Future of Lithuania / Mokslas – Lietuvos ateitis will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal. All future articles will be published under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. All published papers are expected to be uploaded into the new journal system by the end of 2018 and will be accessible under the same CC-BY 4.0 licence. In the meantime you can find the journal archive on old platform http://www.old.mla.vgtu.lt/index.php/mla/issue/archive.html Currently, we are still in the process of improving our new journal system by uploading archives, and implementing tools to make the publishing process more effective. Such major changes require a lot of work and the VGTU Press team is dedicated to do their best through the transition period. Therefore, we appreciate your patience during this period, and we would be grateful for any feedback that will help improve the new system - to send your comments please e-mail eleidyba@vgtu.lt We are confident that publishing the journal Open Access will increase its impact and reach, and we encourage all authors to submit their papers to Science – Future of Lithuania / Mokslas – Lietuvos ateitis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering11.6%
- Building energy efficiency and sustainabilityEngineering11%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering9.1%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences4.2%
- Transportation Systems and LogisticsEngineering4.2%
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesEngineering4.1%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering3.9%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences3.5%
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,438 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 85 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 118 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 128 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 149 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 128 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 128 |
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 Crossref · to
15 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 15 days – 40 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 72 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 117 days
- Sample
- 21 articles with submission and acceptance dates (38 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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- original paperThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal. All submissions must be original paper…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal. All submissions must be original paper…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Author Contributions and Acknowledgments
Each person who made an intellectual contribution to the research, and the evaluation/analysis and to the writing of the article (see the ICMJE definition of authorship) should be named as an author. People who contributed to the work (but do not fulfil the authorship criteria) should be listed in the Acknowledgments, along with their contributions. You must ensure that anyone named in the acknowl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Authors must also provide a disclosure statement within the article which will acknowledge any financial, professional, personal interest or benefit they have arising from the direct applications of their research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
The journals published by VILNIUS TECH all adhere to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, https://publicationethics.org/core-practices) and follow their guidelines in respect of publication ethics and managing problems when they arise. All authors are expected to comply with good practice in regard to their research and the reporting of their research. See further in th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and publication
Open access under CC-BY 4.0 licence Model summary
During submission you will be asked to sign various warranties about the article (see Journal policies). These include affirming that it is original and does not infringe any legal or personal rights (e.g. copyright, libel or privacy). Authors retain copyright in their articles, but grant VILNIUS TECH the right of the first publication. All papers will be published open access under a Creative Com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Science – Future of Lithuania / Mokslas – Lietuvos ateitis will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal
We are proud to announce that from 2018 Science – Future of Lithuania / Mokslas – Lietuvos ateitis will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal. All future articles will be published under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. All published papers are expected to be uploaded into the new journal system by the end of 2018 and will be accessible under the same CC-BY 4.0 licence. In the meantime you can …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review and decisions
Peer review policy: all submissions are peer reviewed to determine quality of research and reporting and suitability for publication. Model summary
The journal uses double-blind peer review (neither the authors nor the reviewers know the identity of each other) to avoid bias. See the journal policies Peer review. Manuscripts should be submitted as two separate files in Word format (see in Template of a manuscript). After submission all articles are evaluated by the editorial office and may be immediately rejected if they are considered to be …
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
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English, Lithuanian
- ISSN
- 2029-2341
- Electronic ISSN
- 2029-2252
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Mokslas Lietuvos Ateitis
How long does peer review take at Mokslas Lietuvos Ateitis?
Based on the dates recorded on 21 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 15 days (interquartile range 15–40 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Mokslas Lietuvos Ateitis?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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.
Which databases index Mokslas Lietuvos Ateitis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mokslas Lietuvos Ateitis is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Mokslas Lietuvos Ateitis open access, and what is the APC?
Mokslas Lietuvos Ateitis is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .