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Impact factor of hLife (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers hLife published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Journal Impact Factor from Clarivate; the value above is how often its recent papers are cited.
Quartile of hLife
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). hLife is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no JCR quartile. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Open access (listed in DOAJ); article processing charge listed at about US$2,300.
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for hLife
hLife follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Elsevier: automatic 100% waiver for Research4Life Group A and 50% for Group B in fully open access journals, but only when every author is in an eligible country.
Authors affiliated in 82 countries qualify for a full waiver. See the countries →
Waivers apply to fully open access journals. If hLife is a hybrid journal, you can publish without any fee through the subscription route.
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Who funds research published in hLife
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of hLife
| List | Status |
|---|---|
| Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Not listed |
| Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) | Not listed |
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) | Not listed |
| Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) | Not listed |
| Scopus | ✓ Listed |
| Journal Citation Reports 2024 | Not listed |
- ISSN
- 2949-9283
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV all its journals →
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
- Web of Science Master Journal List
- SCImago Journal Rank
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- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
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04How to submit
How to submit to hLife
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that hLife accepts. You find it on the journal's website at Elsevier BV, usually under "For authors".
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- Plan the fee. hLife is fully open access, with an article fee of about US$2,300 after acceptance. See whether your author team qualifies for a waiver with the free APC waiver checker.
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05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for hLife
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06Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
07Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of hLife?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of hLife is 5.62: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 5.62 times on average in a year. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.
What is the h-index of hLife?
The h-index of hLife is 19 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 19 of its papers have each been cited at least 19 times. Its i10-index is 54.
What is the APC of hLife?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$2,300 for hLife, an open access journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of hLife?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). hLife is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no JCR quartile. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is hLife indexed in Scopus?
Yes. hLife appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is hLife an SCIE journal?
hLife is not listed in SCIE or the other Web of Science indexes, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is hLife in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
hLife is not listed in the JCR 2024 list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Does hLife offer an APC waiver?
hLife follows the policy of Elsevier: automatic 100% waiver for Research4Life Group A and 50% for Group B in fully open access journals, but only when every author is in an eligible country. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Who funds research published in hLife?
82% of 154 recent research articles in hLife name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality.
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