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Solid State Communications

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0038-1098eISSN1879-2766

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.446

H-Index

229

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.743

Total Works

44,561

Total Citations

815,206

2yr Mean Citedness

2.72

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Solid State Communications publishes short communications and original research articles on significant developments in condensed matter science and materials physics. The journal emphasizes original experimental and theoretical work.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 319 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications44,561

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0038-1098 / 1879-2766

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Materials ChemistryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Condensed Matter

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsChemistry (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismSemiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesQuantum and electron transport phenomenaSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyRare-earth and actinide compounds