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Journal of Materials Research

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 1986

ISSN0884-2914eISSN2044-5326

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.548

H-Indexi

211

SNIPi

0.752

Total Worksi

16,098

Total Citationsi

486,192

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Materials Research (JMR) publishes the latest advances about the creation of new materials and materials with novel functionalities, fundamental understanding of processes that control the response of materials, and development of materials with significant performance improvements relative to the state of the art materials. The journal publishes full-length research articles and reviews. Journal highlights include JMR Focus Issues, which provide a dedicated and comprehensive look at the current research in a particular area of interest.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencyMonthly <1992->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications16,098

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

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?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0884-2914 / 2044-5326

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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

442

7.7k

2019

363

4.9k

2020

445

7.6k

2021

421

5.2k

2022

402

3.5k

2023

234

1.2k

2024

264

531

2025

187

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 PhysicsQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metal and Thin Film MechanicsAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsAdvanced materials and compositesSemiconductor materials and devicesAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesIntermetallics and Advanced Alloy PropertiesMicrostructure and mechanical propertiesPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Materials Research

Is Journal of Materials Research a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Materials Research 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 2.27.

Is Journal of Materials Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Materials Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.