Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Natures Sciences Societes
ISSN 1240-1307 · eISSN 1765-2979 · EDP Sciences · France
Natures Sciences Societes: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Natures Sciences Societes is published by EDP Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration, French Urban and Social Studies and Research, Science, and Academia, together about 28.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Interdisciplinary Research and CollaborationDecision Sciences10.8%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences10.2%
- Research, Science, and AcademiaDecision Sciences7.2%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical StudiesEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Risk Perception and ManagementSocial Sciences4.8%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Science3.7%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | Q3 | 210/286 | 26th |
| General Earth and Planetary Sciences | Q4 | 179/201 | 11th |
| General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Q4 | 211/235 | 10th |
| General Environmental Science | Q4 | 229/249 | 8th |
| General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Q4 | 209/223 | 6th |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 391OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,878 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 325 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 612 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 944 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1,029 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 932 |
| 2021 | 63 | 63 | 1,167 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- EDP Sciences
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- French
- ISSN
- 1240-1307
- Electronic ISSN
- 1765-2979
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Natures Sciences Societes
How long does peer review take at Natures Sciences Societes?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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 Natures Sciences Societes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Natures Sciences Societes is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Natures Sciences Societes open access, and what is the APC?
Natures Sciences Societes 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; 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: .