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Surface Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0039-6028eISSN1879-2758

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.428

H-Indexi

268

SNIPi

0.627

Total Worksi

39,534

Total Citationsi

1,138,660

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Surface Science is a journal devoted to the physics and chemistry of interfaces. It aims to elucidate the fundamental aspects of chemistry and physics occurring at a wide range of surfaces and interfaces.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 145 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications39,534

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0039-6028 / 1879-2758

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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

140

1.4k

2019

150

1.3k

2020

146

2.5k

2021

147

2022

123

702

2023

160

666

2024

152

291

2025

103

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Materials ChemistryQ2

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ2

Surfaces and InterfacesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalPhysics, Condensed Matter

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsSurfaces and InterfacesSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesSurface and Thin Film PhenomenaElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials Sciencenanoparticles nucleation surface interactions

Frequently asked questions about Surface Science

Is Surface Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Surface 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 Surface Science?

Surface 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 1.86.

Is Surface Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Surface Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.