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Surface and Interface Analysis

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0142-2421eISSN1096-9918

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.

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📊 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

0.454

H-Indexi

139

SNIPi

0.545

Total Worksi

10,094

Total Citationsi

188,947

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Condensed Matter Physics; Materials Chemistry; Surfaces, Coatings and Films; Surfaces and Interfaces.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 106 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications10,094

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0142-2421 / 1096-9918

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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

141

1.3k

2019

205

1.7k

2020

139

1.2k

2021

144

734

2022

101

687

2023

104

428

2024

114

415

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Materials ChemistryQ2

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ2

Surfaces and InterfacesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Physical

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsSurfaces and InterfacesSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsChemistry (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesIon-surface interactions and analysisSemiconductor materials and devicesX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisMetal and Thin Film Mechanics

Frequently asked questions about Surface and Interface Analysis

Is Surface and Interface Analysis a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Surface and Interface Analysis: 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 and Interface Analysis?

Surface and Interface Analysis 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 2.01.

Is Surface and Interface Analysis indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Surface and Interface Analysis is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Surface and Interface Analysis?