Journal profile · MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences
ISSN 2147-0294 · eISSN 2528-9691 · Trakya University · Turkey
Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 130 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences (TUJNS) publishes high-quality experimental and theoretical research in Biology, Biotechnology, and Basic Medical Sciences. The journal particularly encourages interdisciplinary studies involving Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications within these scientific fields, aiming to provide valuable contributions accessible to the global scientific community.TUJNS offers researchers an efficient, transparent, and rigorous editorial process to support the submission, improvement, and dissemination of their scientific work. The journal maintains an open-access policy with no submission or publication fees, ensuring that research outcomes are freely accessible worldwide. The journal accepts original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, review articles, short communications, technical notes, and letters to the editor. Questionnaire-based studies are outside the journal's scope and are not considered for publication. Manuscripts must demonstrate a clear scientific contribution; submissions deemed by reviewers to lack scientific value are not accepted. Last Update Time: May 28, 2026 Period Months April October
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.3%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine5.5%
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Fungal Biology and ApplicationsMedicine4.4%
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
TR DizinPublisher 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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 235 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 39 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 51 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 25 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 93 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 102 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
130 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 130 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted6
- book reviewsOriginal studies, research notes, reviews, technical notes, letters to the Editor and book reviews can be published in the journal.Length not stated
- letters to the editorOriginal studies, research notes, reviews, technical notes, letters to the Editor and book reviews can be published in the journal.Length not stated
- original studiesOriginal studies, research notes, reviews, technical notes, letters to the Editor and book reviews can be published in the journal.Length not stated
- research notesOriginal studies, research notes, reviews, technical notes, letters to the Editor and book reviews can be published in the journal.Length not stated
- reviewsOriginal studies, research notes, reviews, technical notes, letters to the Editor and book reviews can be published in the journal.Length not stated
- technical notesOriginal studies, research notes, reviews, technical notes, letters to the Editor and book reviews can be published in the journal.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship AUTHORSHIP CRITERIA
Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences follows the below authorship criteria of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and every corresponding author should fill the Authorship contribution form based on these criteria of COPE. Only persons who meet these authorship criteria should be listed as authors in the manuscript as they must be able to take public responsibility for the content:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences (TUJNS) accepts and follows the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) in case financial and non-financial relations and activities create a conflict of interest. In the conflict of interest, it is important that the participants (authors, referees, editors and journal staff) clearly state the effects in terms of p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability DATA SHARING POLICY
TUJNS requires the authors to select at least one proper Data Sharing Statements and to indicate it in their manuscript as standardized below. Authors can select more than one statement if their data are under different conditions. Authors are encouraged to visit the ICMJE recommendations web page for more information. Selected statements publish at the end of the manuscript under the“Data Sharing…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Generic Licence (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
The authors retain the copyright and full publishing rights to the article without any restriction.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access • Data are in an open access repository
The author(s) should clearly state the repository's name, URL, and the repository's conditions for using the data.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint
Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences considers preprint publications submitted and discussed in a preprint server (e.g. arXiv, bioRxiv, chemRxiv, medRxiv).At the time of submission of such a preprint publication, the author must provide the journal with the DOI number and the record of their article on the preprint server. For preprints to be cited in the text and listed in the references…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors retain copyright and full publishing rights without restriction. Model summary
The authors retain the copyright and full publishing rights to the article without any restriction.
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
- Trakya University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2147-0294
- Electronic ISSN
- 2528-9691
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences
What CAS zone is Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences 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.
How long does peer review take at Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences?
The publisher reports about 130 days (submission to final decision); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .