CAS major category
Multidisciplinary SCI Journals
The Multidisciplinary major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition) holds 127 journals. This page ranks them by impact factor and gives each one's CAS zone, review time, APC and open-access status (as of October 2026). Largest minor categories: Multidisciplinary Sciences (117), Engineering, Electrical & Electronic (3), Instruments & Instrumentation (3), Physics, Applied (3), Chemistry, Multidisciplinary (2), Materials Science, Multidisciplinary (2), Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary (2), Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (1).
Multidisciplinary SCI Journals by impact factor
Nature
ISSN 0028-0836 · Springer Nature · ENGLANDMultidisciplinary Sciences
IF 55.42CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 326 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 12,690Hybrid OA4,567 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Nature Reviews Methods Primers
ISSN 2662-8449 · Springer NatureMULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
IF 54.2CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopSubscription79 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Science
ISSN 0036-8075 · American Association for the Advancement of Science · UNITED STATESMultidisciplinary Sciences
IF 46.82CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 221 days to acceptanceHybrid OA2,064 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Innovation
ISSN 2666-6758 · Elsevier · United StatesMULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
IF 39.5CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 131 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 5,000Gold OA273 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Innovation(United States)
ISSN 2666-6758 · Elsevier · United StatesMultidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
IF 39.5CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 131 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 5,000Gold OA273 articles/yrScopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Exploration
ISSN 2766-8509 · Wiley · AustraliaMultidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
IF 30.4Review: median 208 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,500Gold OA125 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Science Bulletin
ISSN 2095-9273 · Science China Press · PEOPLES R CHINAMULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
IF 20.61CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 133 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,880Hybrid OA657 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Nature Communications
ISSN 2041-1723 · Springer Nature · EnglandBiological Science Disciplines
IF 18.06CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 287 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 7,350Gold OA12,683 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →National Science Review
ISSN 2095-5138 · Oxford University Press · PEOPLES R CHINAMULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
IF 17.77CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 119 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 1,904Gold OA602 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Journal of Advanced Research
ISSN 2090-1232 · Cairo University · EgyptMultidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
IF 15.26CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 155 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,400Gold OA766 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Science Advances
ISSN 2375-2548 · American Association for the Advancement of Science · UNITED STATESMultidisciplinary Sciences
IF 13.52CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 198 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 5,450Gold OA3,190 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Advanced Science
ISSN 2198-3844 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · UNITED STATESCHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARYNANOSCIENCE &-NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
IF 13.45CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 120 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 6,730Gold OA5,459 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →EuroBiotech Journal
ISSN 2564-615X · Walter de Gruyter · PolandMULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
IF 13CAS Zone 4 · MultidisciplinaryReview: about 10 weeksNo APCDiamond OA22 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →The EuroBiotech Journal
ISSN 2564-615X · Sciendo · PolandAgricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
IF 13CAS Zone 4 · MultidisciplinaryReview: about 10 weeksNo APCDiamond OA22 articles/yrScopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Research
ISSN 2639-5274 · AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE (AAAS) · CHINA MAINLANDMultidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
IF 12.87CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 80 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 2,000Gold OA538 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ISSN 0027-8424 · UNITED STATESMultidisciplinary Sciences
IF 9.26CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 139 days to acceptanceHybrid OA4,374 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Global Challenges
ISSN 2056-6646 · WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH · GERMANYMULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
IF 7.34CAS Zone 4 · MultidisciplinaryReview: median 88 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,810Gold OA135 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Scientific Data
ISSN 2052-4463 · Springer Nature · ENGLANDSocial Sciences-Education
IF 7.23CAS Zone 2 · MultidisciplinaryReview: median 183 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 2,690Gold OA2,200 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Fundamental Research
ISSN 2667-3258 · KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. · ChinaMultidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
IF 7CAS Zone 2 · MultidisciplinaryReview: median 147 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 980Gold OA243 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Cell Reports Physical Science
ISSN 2666-3864 · Elsevier · United StatesEnergy-Energy (all)
IF 6.8CAS Zone 2 · MultidisciplinaryReview: about 101 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 4,900Gold OA452 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Scientific Reports
ISSN 2045-2322 · Springer Nature · EnglandNatural Science Disciplines
IF 4.86CAS Zone 3 · MultidisciplinaryReview: median 127 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 2,850Gold OA48,741 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →PNAS Nexus
ISSN 2752-6542 · Oxford University Press · United KingdomMultidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
IF 4.8CAS Zone 3 · MultidisciplinaryReview: median 168 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,202Gold OA390 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →IEEE Sensors Journal
ISSN 1530-437X · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATESEngineering, Electrical & Electronic
IF 4.42CAS Zone 3 · MultidisciplinaryReview: about 6.3 monthsAPC about USD 2,645Hybrid OA4,027 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →iScience
ISSN 2589-0042 · Elsevier · UNITED STATESMultidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
IF 4.42CAS Zone 2 · MultidisciplinaryReview: median 184 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,240Gold OA2,815 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Multidisciplinary journals: frequently asked questions
How many SCI journals are there in Multidisciplinary?
As of October 2026, JournalCompass lists 127 journals in the Multidisciplinary major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition): 16 in Zone 1, 7 in Zone 2, 14 in Zone 3 and 86 in Zone 4, 16 of them Top journals. By database: SCIE 61, SSCI 1, A&HCI 0 and ESCI 57 (a journal can be indexed in more than one).
Which Multidisciplinary journals are in CAS Zone 1?
By impact factor, the Zone 1 journals in Multidisciplinary include Nature (impact factor 55.42), Nature Reviews Methods Primers (impact factor 54.2), Science (impact factor 46.82), Innovation(United States) (impact factor 39.5), Innovation (impact factor 39.5), 16 in all; see the full list of Zone 1 Multidisciplinary journals.
Which Multidisciplinary journals have fast peer review?
Across the 105 Multidisciplinary journals with review-time data, the median review time is about 18.6 weeks. Among Zone 1–2 journals, fast ones include Research (about 11.4 weeks, article statistics), Chinese Science Bulletin (about 11.7 weeks, community reports), PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY SERIES B-PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (about 13 weeks, community reports), Cell Reports Physical Science (about 14.4 weeks, publisher figure), Journal of the Royal Society Interface (about 16 weeks, article statistics). Review times come first from article statistics (the median from submission to acceptance over the last 24 months), then from publisher figures and community reports; a single manuscript can take much longer or shorter.
Which Multidisciplinary journals charge no APC?
26 journals in Multidisciplinary charge authors no article processing charge (APC); those with the highest impact factors include The EuroBiotech Journal (impact factor 13), EuroBiotech Journal (impact factor 13), PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY SERIES B-PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (impact factor 2.93), South African Journal of Science (impact factor 1.68), ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS (impact factor 1.15); see the list of Multidisciplinary journals with no APC. Subscription journals usually charge no APC but may charge for colour figures or extra pages; check the journal's website before submitting.
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