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Science China Life Sciences is a globally peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high-quality, original research in basic and applied life sciences, including biology, medicine, agriculture, and ecology.

  • Ranked in the top 10% of biology journals in JCR
  • Cosponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Features authoritative Reviews, original Research Papers, Quick Reports, Insights, Letters to the Editor, Highlights, and News and Views
  • Rapid review and editorial decision within 35 days for the first round
Editor-in-Chief
  • Xiaofeng Cao PhD

Societies and partnerships

Journal metrics

Journal Impact Factor
9.5 (2024)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
8.1 (2024)
Downloads
932.7k (2025)

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
1869-1889
Print ISSN
1674-7305
Co-Publisher information
Co-publication with Science China Press
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. BFI List
  2. BIOSIS
  3. Baidu
  4. Biological Abstracts
  5. CAB Abstracts
  6. CLOCKSS
  7. CNKI
  8. CNPIEC
  9. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
  10. Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS)
  11. Chinese Science Citation Database
  12. Current Contents/Life Sciences
  13. Dimensions
  14. EBSCO
  15. EMBiology
  16. Google Scholar
  17. INIS Atomindex
  18. Medline
  19. Meta
  20. Naver
  21. Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series
  22. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  23. Ovid Discovery
  24. Pathway Studio
  25. Portico
  26. ProQuest
  27. SCImago
  28. SCOPUS
  29. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  30. TD Net Discovery Service
  31. Wanfang
  32. Zoological Record
  33. eLibrary.ru
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