Journal profile · Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Open Research Africa
ISSN 2752-6925 · F1000 Research Ltd · United Kingdom
Open Research Africa: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 87 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Research Africa is published by F1000 Research Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Malaria Research and Control, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Global Maternal and Child Health, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine11.6%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine8.3%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine5.5%
- Pharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.8%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine4.3%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | Q2 | 84/223 | 62nd |
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 524 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 212 | 212 | 111 |
| 2025 | 87 | 87 | 109 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | 45 |
| 2023 | 58 | 58 | 34 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 29 |
| 2021 | 31 | 23 | 11 |
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
- Post-publication peer review, Open 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 | GBP 1,096 | Yes | CC BY | |
| 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
- F1000 Research Ltd
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2752-6925
- 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 Open Research Africa
How long does peer review take at Open Research Africa?
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 Open Research Africa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Research Africa is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Open Research Africa open access, and what is the APC?
Open Research Africa 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .