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Computational Materials Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0927-0256eISSN1879-0801

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.72

H-Indexi

169

SNIPi

0.994

Total Worksi

14,079

Total Citationsi

429,839

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Mechanics of Materials; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous); Chemistry (miscellaneous); Computational Mathematics; Computer Science (miscellaneous); Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency12 No. A Year, 2000-

StatusActive

Total Publications14,079

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0927-0256 / 1879-0801

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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

693

17k

2019

657

14k

2020

724

12k

2021

624

8.6k

2022

658

7.1k

2023

767

5.4k

2024

738

2.2k

2025

483

246

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.

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Computational MathematicsQ2

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Computational MathematicsChemistry (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microstructure and mechanical propertiesGraphene research and applicationsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchMetal and Thin Film MechanicsMachine Learning in Materials Science

Frequently asked questions about Computational Materials Science

Is Computational Materials Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Computational Materials Science: 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 Computational Materials Science?

Computational Materials Science 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 3.28.

Is Computational Materials Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Computational Materials Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.