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Journal of the Indian Institute of Science

Indian Institute of Science · India

ISSN0019-4964

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

201

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 145d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.409

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.766

Total Worksi

476

Total Citationsi

4,884

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of the Indian Institute of Science is a quarterly review journal featuring work from the Institute and global institutions. Founded in 1914, it's the official publication of the Indian Institute of Science. Each issue is edited by eminent researchers serving as Guest Editors. Only accepts 'Invited Review Articles'. Follows a single-blind peer review process.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix Issues Yearly, 1989-

StatusActive

Total Publications476

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Indian Institute of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0019-4964

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.5k

2019

803

2020

585

2021

839

2022

396

2023

248

2024

2025

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

COVID-19 epidemiological studiesCrystallography and molecular interactionsQuantum Information and CryptographyPlant and animal studiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Indian Institute of Science

Is Journal of the Indian Institute of Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Indian Institute of Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the Indian Institute of Science?

Journal of the Indian Institute of 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.77.

Is Journal of the Indian Institute of Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Indian Institute of Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.