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Progress in Organic Coatings

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0300-9440eISSN1873-331X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.197

H-Indexi

157

SNIPi

1.456

Total Worksi

9,938

Total Citationsi

293,660

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Progress in Organic Coatings is an international journal that analyzes and publicizes the progress and current state of knowledge in the field of organic coatings and related materials. It expands the discussion of research in coating, composite material, corrosion, epoxy, and polymer.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 754 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications9,938

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

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5/11 · 45%

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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?

0300-9440 / 1873-331X

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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?

N/A

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

633

25k

2019

501

18k

2020

487

15k

2021

611

15k

2022

704

14k

2023

770

8.9k

2024

788

3.2k

2025

598

290

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Materials ChemistryQ1

Organic ChemistryQ1

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, AppliedMaterials Science, Coatings & Films

Scopus Categories

Organic ChemistrySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionPolymer composites and self-healingSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsConducting polymers and applications

Frequently asked questions about Progress in Organic Coatings

Is Progress in Organic Coatings a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Progress in Organic Coatings: 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 Progress in Organic Coatings?

Progress in Organic Coatings 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 5.30.

Is Progress in Organic Coatings indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Progress in Organic Coatings is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.