Journal profile · MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
ScienceAsia
ISSN 1513-1874 · SCIENCE SOCIETY THAILAND · THAILAND · Bi-monthly · Founded 1975
ScienceAsia: CAS Zone 4 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.91; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 136 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ScienceAsia publishes original research articles and full or mini review articles in science and mathematics. Research articles must include scientifically useful data or observations, and/or provide a new scientific concept or a new explanation of published results. In addition, articles of a more applied nature or articles whose contents are in current scientific interest may also be submitted for consideration if there is sufficient scientific merit.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Piamsook Pongsawasdi SciencePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Thailand 30, Mainland China 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Taiwan, China 1, Japan 1 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- GABA and Rice ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Functional Equations Stability ResultsMathematics5.1%
- Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Meromorphic and Entire FunctionsMathematics4.6%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Mathematical Inequalities and ApplicationsMathematics4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 0.91LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 50Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 553OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 44.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 133LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,671 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 72 | 1 |
| 2025 | 136 | 136 | 42 |
| 2024 | 122 | 122 | 120 |
| 2023 | 101 | 101 | 141 |
| 2022 | 144 | 144 | 340 |
| 2021 | 131 | 131 | 596 |
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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 3 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- research articleResearch article: The journal accepts submission of manuscripts (either full research article or short report) that contain experimental components, except manu…Length not stated
- review articleReview article: See Instructions for AuthorsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Changes to authorship are not allowed after the manuscript has been accepted for publication. Model summary
Changes to authorship are not allowed after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.
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
- SCIENCE SOCIETY THAILAND
- Country or region
- THAILAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 1975
- ISSN
- 1513-1874
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ScienceAsia
What CAS zone is ScienceAsia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ScienceAsia is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ScienceAsia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.91; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at ScienceAsia?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 ScienceAsia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of ScienceAsia based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Thailand (30), Mainland China (2) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ScienceAsia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ScienceAsia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ScienceAsia open access, and what is the APC?
ScienceAsia is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .