ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #348Top JournalHybrid

Science Advances

Abbreviation (ISO):SCI. ADV
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Identifier (ISSN):2375-2548(Print)
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Publisher:American Association for the Advancement of Science
Clarivate IF (2026)
13.9↑ +1.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Science Advances

WoS Q1
812162011.5201812.8201913.1202014.1202115.0202213.6202311.7202412.5202513.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):13.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
4.534
#348

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
325

325 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,995articles/year
99.91% Gold OA•98.38% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Science Advances is the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) open access multidisciplinary journal, publishing impactful research papers and reviews in any area of science, in both disciplinary-specific and broad, interdisciplinary areas. The mission of Science Advances is to provide fair, fast, and expert peer review to authors and a vetted selection of research, freely available to readers. Led by a team of distinguished scientists and allowing flexible article formats, Science Advances supports the AAAS mission by extending the capacity of Science magazine to identify and promote significant advances in science and engineering across a wide range of areas. The journal’s use of evolving digital publishing technologies plays a critical role in building and sustaining AAAS’s mission as a global participant and advocate for the communication and use of science to benefit humankind.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology73.7%Chemistry63.5%Physics54.8%Biochemistry42.5%Medicine42.5%Genetics42.3%Materials science36.5%Quantum mechanics35.1%Engineering33.3%Computer science32.8%Organic chemistry30.8%Internal medicine26.7%Gene24.1%Geology23.6%Cell biology21.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES

Q1
Rank12/140
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES

Q1
Rank11/140
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF13.9
Articles / Year2,676
Total Citations3,817
2025
IF12.5
Articles / Year3,190
Total Citations37,535
2024
IF11.7
Articles / Year2,324
Total Citations64,835
2023
IF13.6
Articles / Year2,139
Total Citations99,140
2022
IF14.957
Articles / Year2,215
Total Citations133,500

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #348Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Multidisciplinary
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
4.534

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
13.10

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,394 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations90,662
3-Year Documents6,636
Citable Documents6,609

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)25

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate35.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

MultidisciplinaryQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Multidisciplinary Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Science Advances (abbr: SCI. ADV, ISSN: 2375-2548) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multidisciplinary Sciences, published by American Association for the Advancement of Science in United States since 2015. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 13.9, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 4.534 (Q1), an H-index of 325.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Weekly, an annual output of approximately 1,995 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,394 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Weekly
Founding Year
2015
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE, 1200 NEW YORK AVE, NW, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20005

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01