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Composites Science and Technology

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom

ISSN0266-3538eISSN1879-1050

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.724

H-Indexi

277

SNIPi

1.817

Total Worksi

12,203

Total Citationsi

702,215

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Composites Science and Technology publishes refereed original articles on the fundamental and applied science of composites, with a focus on polymeric matrix composites. The journal also explores topics including composite number research, tube (fluid conveyance), bearing capacity, stress (mechanics), and buoyancy.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour No. Per Vol., 3 Vols. Per Year

StatusActive

Total Publications12,203

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?

0266-3538 / 1879-1050

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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

430

25k

2019

536

29k

2020

502

21k

2021

550

20k

2022

416

11k

2023

508

9.9k

2024

383

3.2k

2025

264

281

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.

Ceramics and CompositesQ1

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Composites

Scopus Categories

Engineering (miscellaneous)Ceramics and Composites

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mechanical Behavior of CompositesFiber-reinforced polymer compositesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsComposite Material MechanicsPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties

Frequently asked questions about Composites Science and Technology

Is Composites Science and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Composites Science and Technology: 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 Composites Science and Technology?

Composites Science and Technology 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 9.64.

Is Composites Science and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Composites Science and Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.