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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,118CAS 2区Top JournalGold OA

npj Vaccines

Abbreviation (ISO):NPJ VACCINES
Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.282•SCImago Rank: #1,118•Identifier (ISSN):2059-0105(Print)•Articles / Year: 151•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,959 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.2
↑ +0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
8

8 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
151articles/year
100% Gold OA•92.64% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.2)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.5)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.9)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.2)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.399)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.344)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.699)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.02)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.143)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Online-only and open access, npj Vaccines is dedicated to highlighting the most important scientific advances in vaccine research and development.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineBiologyImmunologyGeneticsVirologyPathologyAntibodies & ImmunologyImmune SystemChemistryBiochemistryInternal MedicinePathology & Diseases

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,118Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2016-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.282

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
63

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.81

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,959 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,862
3-Year Documents590
Citable Documents573

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)4

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate46.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

ImmunologyQ1
Infectious DiseasesQ1
PharmacologyQ1
Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区IMMUNOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2016
Editorial Address
HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, BERLIN, GERMANY, 14197
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
IMMUNOLOGY
JCRSCIE
26/183Q1
MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
JCRSCIE
33/191Q1
IMMUNOLOGY
JCISCIE
24/183Q1
MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
JCISCIE
23/191Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—14147
20256.53061,235
20246.92583,047
20239.21904,308
20229.3991744,452
20217.3441587,877
20205.6991125,127
20195.02543,203
20183.143572,789
2017—362,551
2016—16630
2012—20
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for npj Vaccines

WoS Q1
25811201820192020202120222023202420256.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:6.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28