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Issues in Science and Technology

Arizona State University · United States · Est. 2025

ISSN0748-5492eISSN1938-1557

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.133

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

597

Total Citationsi

2,451

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Issues in Science and Technology explores the changing relationship between science and society, addressing how the public should fund science, what society should expect in return for its support, and the role of research universities in the scientific ecosystem. It also delves into local and personal questions, such as how research can improve community quality of life, concerns about local environmental issues, and community preparedness for disasters.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2025

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications597

Publisher OrgUniversity of Texas at Dallas

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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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Arizona State University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0748-5492 / 1938-1557

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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?

English

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

2020

2021

2022

118

302

2023

2024

121

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, IndustrialEngineering, MultidisciplinaryMultidisciplinary SciencesSocial Issues

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Science, Research, and MedicineResearch, Science, and AcademiaGlobal Energy and Sustainability ResearchInterdisciplinary Research and CollaborationClimate Change Communication and Perception

Frequently asked questions about Issues in Science and Technology

Is Issues in Science and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Issues in Science and Technology: 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 Issues in Science and Technology?

Issues in Science and Technology 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 0.27.

Is Issues in Science and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Issues in Science and Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.