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Applied Clay Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0169-1317eISSN1872-9053

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.972

H-Indexi

192

SNIPi

1.25

Total Worksi

8,011

Total Citationsi

320,318

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Mineralogy; Geochemistry and Petrology; Geology; Soil Science; Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwelve Issues A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications8,011

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

0169-1317 / 1872-9053

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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

389

14k

2019

439

13k

2020

320

8.6k

2021

307

7.2k

2022

332

5.6k

2023

337

3.2k

2024

306

1.3k

2025

205

112

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.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ1

GeologyQ1

Soil ScienceQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryMineralogy

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologySoil ScienceGeochemistry and PetrologyGeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Clay minerals and soil interactionsLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and ApplicationsSoil and Unsaturated FlowConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchIron oxide chemistry and applications

Frequently asked questions about Applied Clay Science

Is Applied Clay Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Clay 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 Applied Clay Science?

Applied Clay 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 4.49.

Is Applied Clay Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Clay Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Applied Clay Science?