Journal profile · Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science
ISSN 0036-8075 · eISSN 1095-9203 · American Association for the Advancement of Science · UNITED STATES · Weekly · Founded 1880
Science: CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 46.82; hybrid open access; median 221 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 5%; 2,064 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science is a leading outlet for scientific news, commentary, and cutting-edge research. Through its print and online incarnations, Science reaches an estimated worldwide readership of more than one million. Science’s authorship is global too, and its articles consistently rank among the world's most cited research. Science seeks to publish those papers that are most influential in their fields or across fields and that will significantly advance scientific understanding. Selected papers should present novel and broadly important data, syntheses, or concepts. They should merit recognition by the wider scientific community and general public provided by publication in Science, beyond that provided by specialty journals. Science welcomes submissions from all fields of science and from any source. The editors are committed to the prompt evaluation and publication of submitted papers while upholding high standards that support reproducibility of published research. Science is published weekly; selected papers are published online ahead of print.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
- Science, Research, and MedicineMedicine7.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.5%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities4.8%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences4.6%
- Astro and Planetary SciencePhysics and Astronomy4.5%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry4.4%
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 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 46.82LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 44.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 10.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 6.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1,058LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1,768OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 85,184OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 21.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 811LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 393,773 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,542 | 347 | 4,118 |
| 2025 | 2,064 | 597 | 35,718 |
| 2024 | 2,047 | 598 | 80,775 |
| 2023 | 2,091 | 748 | 127,233 |
| 2022 | 2,055 | 658 | 181,920 |
| 2021 | 3,510 | 701 | 236,712 |
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
221 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 138 days – 388 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 55 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 286 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (4,119 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 3.3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 5%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Founded
- 1880
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
- Electronic ISSN
- 1095-9203
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science
What CAS zone is Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Science 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 Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 46.82; CiteScore 44.6, h-index 1768.
How long does peer review take at Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 72 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 221 days (interquartile range 138–388 days); authors report an average review time of about 3.3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 5%”. 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 Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Science open access, and what is the APC?
Science is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .