Journal profile
Science Heritage Journal
ISSN 2521-0858 · eISSN 2521-0866 · Zibeline International · Malaysia
Science Heritage Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science Heritage Journal is published by Zibeline International. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, together about 23.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Science Heritage Journal (GWS) is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed publication that spans the full breadth of life sciences. It serves as a global platform for the dissemination of research across the entire spectrum of biology. GWS accepts a variety of article types, including original research, reviews, rapid communications, data notes, and commentaries. The journal welcomes submissions of both positive and negative results, as well as replication studies. Proposals for themed collections are also encouraged. GWS supports the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and actively promotes research aligned with its Sustainable Development Goals—particularly Goal 2 (Zero Hunger), Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being), Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), Goal 14 (Life Below Water), and Goal 15 (Life on Land). GWS welcome submissions providing insights or data related to any, or multiple, of the following sections.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief WANXI PENGPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.7%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, CNKIPublisher 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 (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 7,040,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 131 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 98 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 55 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 74 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 128 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 65 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Changes to authorship
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. An addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Full member of COPE; adheres to COPE policies. Model summary
The journal and its editorial board fully adhere and comply to the policies and principles of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and this journal is a full member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright. Model summary
Authors retain copyright on any open access article in a journal published by Zibeline International.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access under CC BY license. Model summary
All Zibeline International journals publish in open access modal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. All articles will be published under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution – (CC BY) For non-commercial purposes, lets others distribute and copy the article, and to include in a collective work (such as an anthology), as long as t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Blind review; editor assesses suitability, minimum two independent reviewers, editor makes final decision. Model summary
This journal operates a blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor’s decision i…
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
- Zibeline International
- Country or region
- Malaysia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2521-0858
- Electronic ISSN
- 2521-0866
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science Heritage Journal
How long does peer review take at Science Heritage Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Science Heritage Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science Heritage Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Science Heritage Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Science Heritage Journal 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, Publisher website, 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: .