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Issues in Science and Technology

Arizona State University · United States · Est. 2025

ISSN0748-5492eISSN1938-1557
SJR Q4WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.133
H-Indexi
27
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
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Arizona State University
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0748-5492 / 1938-1557
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
1
58
2019
2
29
2020
1
1
2021
1
0
2022
108
318
2023
74
63
2024
120
40
2025
49
1
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Issues in Science and Technology?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref