Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
National Science Open
ISSN 2097-1168 · eISSN 2097-1400 · Science Press · China
National Science Open: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
National Science Open is published by Science Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advancements in Battery Materials, 2D Materials and Applications and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, together about 20.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering8.2%
- 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Science6.3%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering5.7%
- Thermal properties of materialsMaterials Science5.7%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy5.4%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering4.7%
- Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Science4.1%
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemistry4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | Q1 | 30/223 | 86th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 300 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 66 | 819 |
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | 635 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 441 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 198 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 59 |
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 | EUR 1,100 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,100 | 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
- Science Press
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2097-1168
- Electronic ISSN
- 2097-1400
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 National Science Open
How long does peer review take at National Science Open?
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.
Which databases index National Science Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, National Science Open is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is National Science Open open access, and what is the APC?
National Science Open is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .