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KONA Powder and Particle Journal

Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation · Japan · Est. 1983

ISSN0288-4534eISSN2187-5537

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.523

H-Index

CiteScore

6.6

SNIP

1.279

Total Works

1,162

Total Citations

14,054

2yr Mean Citedness

1.13

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Aims & Scope

KONA Powder and Particle Journal is a peer-reviewed, international, interdisciplinary, Diamond Open Access journal that publishes articles on powder and particle science and technology.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Frequencyannual

StatusActive

Total Publications1,162

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0288-4534 / 2187-5537

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, ChemicalMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Engineering (miscellaneous)Materials Science (miscellaneous)Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Granular flow and fluidized bedsPowder Metallurgy Techniques and MaterialsMineral Processing and GrindingParticle Dynamics in Fluid FlowsEducational Robotics and Engineering