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Wellcome Open Research
ISSN 2398-502X · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
Wellcome Open Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 1 week (community reports); 2,324 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wellcome Open Research is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations and Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, together about 60% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology30.3%
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences19.4%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
- Diptera species taxonomy and behaviorAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine3.5%
- Entomological Studies and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.7%
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.4%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 984OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,791 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,132 | 2,132 | 6,270 |
| 2025 | 2,324 | 2,324 | 9,115 |
| 2024 | 3,189 | 3,189 | 9,202 |
| 2023 | 1,769 | 1,769 | 7,380 |
| 2022 | 1,089 | 1,089 | 7,074 |
| 2021 | 1,201 | 1,201 | 6,542 |
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 weekLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Post-publication peer review, Open 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 | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 920 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 920 | No | — |
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
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2398-502X
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wellcome Open Research
How long does peer review take at Wellcome Open Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 week. 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 Wellcome Open Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wellcome Open Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Wellcome Open Research open access, and what is the APC?
Wellcome Open Research 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, 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: .