Journal profile · Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Research
ISSN 2639-5274 · AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE (AAAS) · CHINA MAINLAND · Continuous publication · Founded 2018
Research: CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 12.87; fully open access; APC about USD 2,000; median 80 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); 538 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research provides an international platform for academic exchange, collaboration and technological advancements. The journal publishes high-quality research from any research domain, from any author in the world. Scope: Research publishes fundamental research in the life and physical sciences as well as important findings or issues in engineering and applied science. The journal publishes original research articles, reviews, perspectives, and editorials. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: Advanced Energy Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Materials Artificial Intelligence Environmental Science Flexible Electronics Health Science Information Science Micro/Nano Technology Quantum Information Space Science
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering11.4%
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsEngineering7.5%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science5.3%
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science4.6%
- Micro and Nano RoboticsPhysics and Astronomy4.5%
- Advanced Materials and MechanicsEngineering4.5%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering4.3%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Multidisciplinary Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 12.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 12.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 13.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,194OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 458LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,024Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,099 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 364 | 364 | 615 |
| 2025 | 538 | 538 | 4,790 |
| 2024 | 286 | 286 | 6,434 |
| 2023 | 286 | 286 | 9,646 |
| 2022 | 196 | 196 | 6,372 |
| 2021 | 131 | 131 | 5,836 |
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
80 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 61 days – 118 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 118 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (886 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 | USD 2,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,000 / USD 2,000 / USD 1,200 / USD 1,200 / USD 1,500 | Yes | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- editoriale importance to the research community. Editorials should have fewer than 1,000 words total, no abstract, a minimal number of references (no moremain text ≤ 1,000 words
- research articler tables and about 40 references. Total research article length should be under 10,000 words. Supplementary materials should be limited to information tmain text ≤ 10,000 words
- reviewline of important unresolved questions. Reviews should be no longer than 8,000 words, although longer manuscripts will be considered. Authors mamain text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright and licensing
Research content is Open Access, published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) on a continuous basis. This means that content is freely available to all readers upon publication and content is published as soon as production is complete. Science and Technology Review Publishing House holds an exclusive license to the content, the author(s) hold copyright and retain the right to pu…
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
- AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE (AAAS)
- Country or region
- CHINA MAINLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Continuous publication
- Founded
- 2018
- ISSN
- 2639-5274
- Print ISSN
- 2096-5168
- Society / sponsor
- CAST
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Research
What CAS zone is Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Research is in Zone 1 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 12.87; CiteScore 13.5, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 80 days (interquartile range 61–118 days); authors report an average review time of about 14 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Research open access, and what is the APC?
Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,000.
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: .