Journal profile · Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Proceedings of Science
ISSN 1824-8039 · Sissa Medialab · Italy
Proceedings of Science: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Proceedings of Science is published by Sissa Medialab. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Neutrino Physics Research and Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, together about 58.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Astronomy and Astrophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PoS encompasses all fundamental and applied sciences, among which Physical Sciences, Astrophysics, Mathematical Sciences, Statistical Science and Instrumentation are the most frequently covered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Astrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy25%
- Neutrino Physics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy19.1%
- Dark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy14.3%
- Particle Detector Development and PerformancePhysics and Astronomy10.7%
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesPhysics and Astronomy6%
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovaePhysics and Astronomy6%
- Astrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsPhysics and Astronomy3.6%
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsPhysics and Astronomy3%
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 | Q4 | 102/110 | 7th |
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ADS-NASA, INSPIREPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 60 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
All those who have made a significant contribution to a manuscript must be cited as co-authors. According to PoS policy, authorship is based on the following 4 criteria: Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND Final…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open Access and Copyright
By default, from the time of submission authors retain the copyright of their contribution and apply the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License to their work. This allows everybody to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search and link to the full text of PoS contributions and allows readers to use them for any other lawful purpose free of charge. U…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access and Copyright
Authors retain copyright under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 by default; may transfer copyright to third parties such as their institution. Model summary
By default, from the time of submission authors retain the copyright of their contribution and apply the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License to their work. This allows everybody to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search and link to the full text of PoS contributions and allows readers to use them for any other lawful purpose free of charge. U…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer reviewing of the proceedings and lecture notes, is entirely to be carried out by the conference editors under their scientific responsibility. Model summary
Peer reviewing of the proceedings and lecture notes, is entirely to be carried out by the conference editors under their scientific responsibility.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sissa Medialab
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1824-8039
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Proceedings of Science
How long does peer review take at Proceedings of Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Proceedings of Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Proceedings of Science is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Proceedings of Science open access, and what is the APC?
Proceedings of Science 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, Publisher website; 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: .