Journal profile · Multiple
npj Heritage Science
ISSN 3059-3220
npj Heritage Science: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; median 134 days to acceptance (157 articles, last 24 months); 694 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and AHCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
npj Heritage Science is classed under Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Building materials and conservation and Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction, together about 37.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Heritage Materials AnalysisArts and Humanities18.5%
- Building materials and conservationEarth and Planetary Sciences10%
- Image Processing and 3D ReconstructionComputer Science9.4%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities9%
- Conservation Techniques and StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Science4.1%
- Generative Adversarial Networks and Image SynthesisComputer Science3.6%
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)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Spectroscopy | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
SCIEAHCILetPub
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
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.59OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 689LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,508 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 814 | 814 | 3,061 |
| 2025 | 694 | 694 | 838 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 89 days – 182 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (157 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 162 days
- Sample
- 157 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,418 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- ISSN
- 3059-3220
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about npj Heritage Science
What CAS zone is npj Heritage Science in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at npj Heritage Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 157 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 89–182 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 npj Heritage Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, npj Heritage Science is indexed in SCIE and AHCI.
Is npj Heritage Science open access, and what is the APC?
npj Heritage Science is a subscription 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .