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MRS Bulletin

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland

ISSN0883-7694eISSN1938-1425

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.266

H-Indexi

192

SNIPi

1.19

Total Worksi

11,242

Total Citationsi

196,070

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

MRS Bulletin is a monthly publication that serves as the official news magazine of the Materials Research Society. It provides timely and accessible information on materials science and engineering, covering research breakthroughs, technological advancements, policy issues, and society news. The journal aims to keep its readers informed about the latest developments in the field, fostering communication and collaboration among materials researchers worldwide.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications11,242

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0883-7694 / 1938-1425

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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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?

Yes

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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

305

3.4k

2019

305

3.2k

2020

235

2021

222

2.9k

2022

179

1.8k

2023

190

1.1k

2024

197

557

2025

128

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringMachine Learning in Materials Science

Frequently asked questions about MRS Bulletin

Is MRS Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for MRS Bulletin: 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 MRS Bulletin?

MRS Bulletin 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 2.74.

Is MRS Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

MRS Bulletin is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.