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Sains Malaysiana

Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia · Malaysia

ISSN0126-6039eISSN2735-0118

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.228

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.417

Total Worksi

3,666

Total Citationsi

22,155

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Sains Malaysiana is a refereed journal committed to the advancement of scholarly knowledge and research findings in the several branches of science and technology. Its subject areas include natural sciences, experimental and technology in general, and humanities and social sciences in general.

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General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 257 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,666

Publisher OrgPenerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0126-6039 / 2735-0118

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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

Citations received

315

2.7k

2019

327

2.1k

2020

390

1.7k

2021

284

2022

273

642

2023

259

287

2024

240

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)

Geological and Geophysical StudiesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentMedicinal Plant Research

Frequently asked questions about Sains Malaysiana

Is Sains Malaysiana a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sains Malaysiana: 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 Sains Malaysiana?

Sains Malaysiana 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 0.63.

Is Sains Malaysiana indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sains Malaysiana is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.