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New Scientist

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ISSN0262-4079eISSN2059-5387

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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

Bottom 25%

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.104

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

56,072

Total Citationsi

19,093

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

New Scientist is a multidisciplinary journal covering mathematics and science. It publishes articles on various scientific topics.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyWeekly

StatusActive

Total Publications56,072

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Reed Business Information Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0262-4079 / 2059-5387

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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

Citations received

2.5k

594

2019

2.2k

876

2020

2.3k

986

2021

2.3k

436

2022

2.3k

289

2023

2.2k

2024

2.1k

2025

1.1k

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Science, Research, and MedicineSpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifeBiotechnology and Related FieldsEducational Leadership and PracticesEarthquake and Disaster Impact Studies

Frequently asked questions about New Scientist

Is New Scientist a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for New Scientist: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of New Scientist?

New Scientist 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 0.02.

Is New Scientist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

New Scientist is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

New Scientist

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

General Information

Submission Info

Ethics & Quality

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

Publication & Citation Trend

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Subject Classification

Frequently asked questions about New Scientist

Is New Scientist a predatory journal?

What is the impact factor of New Scientist?

Is New Scientist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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