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Thin Solid Films

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0040-6090eISSN1879-2731

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.408

H-Indexi

252

SNIPi

0.69

Total Worksi

47,287

Total Citationsi

1,096,817

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Thin Solid Films is an international journal that serves scientists and engineers working in the fields of thin film synthesis, characterization, modelling, and applications. The journal expands the discussion of research in thin film, optoelectronics, chemical engineering, analytical chemistry, and composite materials.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyForty-Six No. A Year, <2005->

StatusActive

Total Publications47,287

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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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?

0040-6090 / 1879-2731

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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?

N/A

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

630

8.9k

2019

556

6.3k

2020

413

2021

422

3.4k

2022

383

2.6k

2023

286

1.3k

2024

239

487

2025

164

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.

Metals and AlloysQ2

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ2

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ3

Materials ChemistryQ3

Surfaces and InterfacesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Coatings & FilmsMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, AppliedPhysics, Condensed Matter

Scopus Categories

Surfaces and InterfacesElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsMaterials ChemistryMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Semiconductor materials and devicesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsZnO doping and propertiesThin-Film Transistor TechnologiesDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research

Frequently asked questions about Thin Solid Films

Is Thin Solid Films a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Thin Solid Films: 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 Thin Solid Films?

Thin Solid Films 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 2.23.

Is Thin Solid Films indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Thin Solid Films is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.