Journal profile · Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Walailak Journal of Science and Technology
ISSN 1686-3933 · eISSN 2228-835X · Walailak University · Thailand
Walailak Journal of Science and Technology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2021 (Volume 18, Issue 18): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Walailak Journal of Science and Technology is published by Walailak University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Plant tissue culture and regeneration and Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation, together about 24.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Walailak Journal of Science and Technology (Continued as: Trends in Sciences), is a peer-reviewed journal covering all areas of science and technology, launched in 2004. It is published 24 Issues (Semi-monthly) by the College of Graduate Studies of Walailak University. The scope of the journal includes the following areas of research:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Phongpichit ChannuiePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Thailand 17, India 5, Iran 4, Malaysia 4, Mainland China 3 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science3.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | Q3 | 75/120 | 37th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2017
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2020
- 0.15Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 641 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 259 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 369 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 464 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 493 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 549 |
| 2021 | 179 | 179 | 373 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
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-NC-ND | |
| 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, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access and Retention
Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics WJST Publication Ethics and Malpractice
WJST Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement (These guidelines are based on existing the Committee on Publication Ethics-COPE) Publication decisions The editor of the WJST is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirement…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. (WJST Publication Ethics and Malpractice)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Publication Process for Walailak J. Sci. & Tech. Papers1. Receive a paper from potential author.Action: Record the date the paper was received and give the paper a unique code number.Action: Within Two Weeks send a letter to the author indicating that the paper has arrived and we are processing it.2. Send the paper to the referees for review. Action: Record the date the paper was sent for review. …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
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
- Walailak University
- Country or region
- Thailand
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1686-3933
- Electronic ISSN
- 2228-835X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 18 (2021)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Walailak Journal of Science and Technology
How long does peer review take at Walailak Journal of Science and Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Walailak Journal of Science and Technology based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Thailand (17), India (5) and Iran (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Walailak Journal of Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Walailak Journal of Science and Technology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Walailak Journal of Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Walailak Journal of Science and Technology 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, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .