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Liquid Crystals

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0267-8292eISSN1366-5855

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

120

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 132d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.392

H-Indexi

107

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.779

Total Worksi

8,074

Total Citationsi

145,031

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Liquid Crystals is an academic journal that publishes in the area of liquid crystal and phase (matter). The journal provides the scientific community with a publication of standing.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, <June 1994- >

StatusActive

Total Publications8,074

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0267-8292 / 1366-5855

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

236

3.5k

2019

216

2.3k

2020

187

2021

171

1.3k

2022

210

2023

194

591

2024

109

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)Q3

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryCrystallographyMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMolecular spectroscopy and chiralitySurfactants and Colloidal SystemsPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds

Frequently asked questions about Liquid Crystals

Is Liquid Crystals a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Liquid Crystals: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Liquid Crystals?

Liquid Crystals 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 1.83.

Is Liquid Crystals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Liquid Crystals is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.