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Journal of Electrostatics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0304-3886eISSN1873-5738

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.331

H-Indexi

102

SNIPi

1.092

Total Worksi

4,762

Total Citationsi

83,809

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Electrostatics disseminates knowledge of static electricity in its fundamental aspects, its useful applications, and its hazardous nature. It covers electrostatic charge separation processes, electrical breakdown, applications of plasma technologies, electrostatic discharges from charged surfaces, and electrostatic phenomena in atmospheres.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 104 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,762

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?

0304-3886 / 1873-5738

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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

798

2019

1.1k

2020

783

2021

639

2022

420

2023

294

2024

168

370

2025

105

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.

BiotechnologyQ3

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ3

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyCondensed Matter PhysicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSurfaces, Coatings and Films

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomenaAerosol Filtration and Electrostatic PrecipitationElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid DynamicsPower Transformer Diagnostics and InsulationLightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Electrostatics

Is Journal of Electrostatics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Electrostatics: 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 Journal of Electrostatics?

Journal of Electrostatics 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 1.50.

Is Journal of Electrostatics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Electrostatics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.