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Bulletin of Materials Science

Indian Academy of Sciences · India

ISSN0250-4707eISSN0973-7669

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.406

H-Index

101

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.61

Total Works

6,644

Total Citations

96,103

2yr Mean Citedness

1.92

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Provides original research, review articles and rapid communications in all areas of materials science. Presents conference and symposia proceedings of interest to materials scientists. Offers high-quality articles, published rapidly after acceptance.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequencybi-monthly

StatusActive

Total Publications6,644

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Indian Academy of Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0250-4707 / 0973-7669

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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?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsZnO doping and propertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors