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CORROSION SCIENCE

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD · GB

ISSN0010-938XeISSN1879-0496

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.239

H-Indexi

278

SNIPi

2.175

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Corrosion Science aims to be a medium for the communication of ideas, developments, and research in all aspects of corrosion, including both metallic and non-metallic corrosion. The journal covers the occurrence of corrosion and its practical control, encompassing a wide range of scientific knowledge.

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General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 783 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0010-938X / 1879-0496

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

573

32k

2019

694

36k

2020

748

30k

2021

765

26k

2022

782

22k

2023

746

14k

2024

820

7.8k

2025

549

822

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryMetallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsConcrete Corrosion and DurabilityHigh-Temperature Coating BehaviorsNuclear Materials and PropertiesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsAdvanced materials and compositesAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisMagnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsAnodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures

Frequently asked questions about CORROSION SCIENCE

Is CORROSION SCIENCE a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for CORROSION SCIENCE: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of CORROSION SCIENCE?

CORROSION SCIENCE is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is CORROSION SCIENCE indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

CORROSION SCIENCE is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.