Journal profile · Chemistry-Organic Chemistry
Natural Product Sciences
ISSN 1226-3907 · eISSN 2288-9027 · Korean Society of Pharmacognosy
Natural Product Sciences: fully open access; median 66 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Natural Product Sciences is published by Korean Society of Pharmacognosy. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Medicinal Plant Research and Bioactive natural compounds, together about 42.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry-Organic Chemistry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences22.5%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
- Bioactive natural compoundsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.3%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisMedicine6.4%
- Phytochemical Studies and BioactivitiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Plant chemical constituents analysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine3.6%
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic Chemistry | Q4 | 176/215 | 18th |
| Drug Discovery | Q4 | 132/161 | 18th |
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
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 247OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,372 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 383 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 574 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 626 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 628 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 622 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 683 |
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
61 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 35 days – 97 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 89 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (80 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Korean Society of Pharmacognosy
- ISSN
- 1226-3907
- Electronic ISSN
- 2288-9027
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Natural Product Sciences
How long does peer review take at Natural Product Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 66 days (interquartile range 38–101 days). 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 Natural Product Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Natural Product Sciences is indexed in Scopus.
Is Natural Product Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Natural Product Sciences is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .