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Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0731-6844eISSN1530-7964

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.5

H-Indexi

109

SNIPi

1.002

Total Worksi

5,102

Total Citationsi

102,022

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Composites; Polymer Science; Ceramics and Composites; Materials Chemistry; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials; Polymers and Plastics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEighteen No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,102

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0731-6844 / 1530-7964

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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

2019

1.8k

2020

906

2021

117

1.4k

2022

146

922

2023

244

1.3k

2024

185

320

2025

144

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 CompositesQ2

Materials ChemistryQ2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Polymers and PlasticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, CompositesPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsPolymers and PlasticsMechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryCeramics and Composites

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mechanical Behavior of CompositesNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesComposite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEpoxy Resin Curing ProcessesStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Is Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites: 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 Reinforced Plastics and Composites?

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 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 2.41.

Is Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites?