Scientific Reports: Impact Factor, Indexing, Publication Fee

Scientific Reports is an open-access Nature Portfolio research journal. The journal publishes research from the natural sciences, psychology, medicine, and engineering.

The journal was established in 2011.

This journal, with an impact factor of 3.9, is the 3rd most-cited journal in the world, with more than 834,000 citations in 2024 (according to Clarivate Analytics, 2025).

The journal is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE), DOAJ, Scopus, and UGC CARE (India).

Standard abbreviations	Sci. Rep.
Journal Impact Factor	3.9
Journal Quartile	Q1
Submission to first editorial decision (median days)	21
Submission to acceptance (median days)	137
ISSN	2045-2322
Publisher	Springer Nature
Country of Publisher	United Kingdom
SJR	0.874
Journal’s Call for Papers	https://www.nature.com/srep/calls-for-papers
Journal Official Website	https://www.nature.com/srep/

Indexing

The Journal Scientific Reports is indexed in almost all the reputed indices like Web of Science (SCIE), Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE (India), Google Scholar, etc.

Journal Quartile

Q1

Each subject category of journals is divided into four quartiles: Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4. Q1 is occupied by the top 25% of journals in the list.

Scientific Reports Publication Fee

Authors who publish in Scientific Reports are required to pay an article processing charge (APC). The current APC for this journal is: £2190.00 / $2690.00 / €2390.00.

All articles published in Scientific Reports are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers.

Publication Time

The Scientific Reports journal has a median publication timeline of 21 days from submission to first editorial decision and 137 days from submission to acceptance.

Acceptance Rate

The publisher does not publicly disclose the acceptance rate for Scientific Reports. However, it is estimated to be around 30–40% based on available sources.