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Best Journals for Life Sciences (2026)

We track 19 journals in Life Sciences, with an average citation rate of 26.54 and average APC of $3279. 15 are open access.

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Top 10 Life Sciences Journals by Citation Rate

#1

Nature

Nature Portfolio · ISSN: 0028-0836

CR: 69.50

$11690

#2

Cell

Elsevier · ISSN: 0092-8674

CR: 66.80

$9900

#3

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Springer · ISSN: 1420-9071 OA

CR: 64.50

$4390

#4

Science

American Association for the Advancement of Science · ISSN: 0036-8075

CR: 63.70

$10500

#5

Frontiers in Bee Science

Frontiers Media S.A. · ISSN: 2813-5911 OA

CR: 56.90

$1950

#6

Marine and Fishery Sciences

Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP) · ISSN: 2683-7951 OA Free

CR: 56.90

Free

#7

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

National Academy of Sciences · ISSN: 0027-8424

CR: 54.05

$3500

#8

Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio · ISSN: 2041-1723 OA

CR: 17.70

$6290

#9

eLife

eLife Sciences Publications Ltd · ISSN: 2050-084X OA Free

CR: 8.70

Free

#10

PLoS ONE

Public Library of Science · ISSN: 1932-6203 OA

CR: 3.70

$1805

All Life Sciences Journals

Nature

Nature Portfolio

0028-0836

IF 69.50

Cell

0092-8674

IF 66.80

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

1420-9071

IF 64.50 OA

Science

American Association for the Advancement of Science

0036-8075

IF 63.70

Frontiers in Bee Science

Frontiers Media S.A.

2813-5911

IF 56.90 OA

Marine and Fishery Sciences

Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP)

2683-7951

IF 56.90 OA

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

National Academy of Sciences

0027-8424

IF 54.05

Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio

2041-1723

IF 17.70 OA

eLife

eLife Sciences Publications Ltd

2050-084X

IF 8.70 OA

PLoS ONE

Public Library of Science

1932-6203

IF 3.70 OA

Frontiers in Bioscience-Scholar

IMR Press

1945-0516

IF 3.49 OA

Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry

2773-1766

IF 3.49 OA

Genomics

0888-7543

IF 3.03 OA

BMC Medical Genomics

BMC

1755-8794

IF 2.87 OA

Advances in Oceanography and Limnology

PAGEPress Publications

1947-5721

IF 1.50 OA

Academia Molecular Biology and Genomics

Academia.edu Journals

3064-9765

IF 0.69 OA

Budownictwo o Zoptymalizowanym Potencjale Energetycznym

The Publishing Office of Czestochowa University of Technology

2299-8535

IF 0.23 OA

International Aquatic Research

Islamic Azad University

2008-4935

OA

Journal of Genetic Resources

University of Mazandaran

2423-4257

OA

Frequently Asked Questions

The best journals for Life Sciences are ranked by impact factor on this page. We track 19 journals in this field, with an average impact factor of 26.54.

There are currently 15 open access journals in Life Sciences indexed in our database.

The average Article Processing Charge for Life Sciences journals is approximately $3279 USD.

Life Sciences at a Glance

19

Journals

15

Open Access

26.54

Avg IF

$3279

Avg APC

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