Discover Life
Last updated ISSN 2948-2976
Discover Life is published by Springer Science+Business Media in physics and astronomy. It is open access. The article processing charge is $1,520.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Discover Life concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Origins and Evolution of Life
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Key facts
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2948-2976 |
| Subject area | Physics and Astronomy |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $1,520 |
| Indexed in | DOAJ |
| Articles published | 110 |
| Publishing since | 2024 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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