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Cellulose

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands

ISSN0969-0239eISSN1572-882X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.811

H-Indexi

184

SNIPi

1.095

Total Worksi

8,476

Total Citationsi

308,379

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Cellulose is an international journal devoted to the dissemination of research and scientific and technological progress in the field of cellulose. focuses on the pure and applied science of cellulose, and the development of relevant technologies explores the chemistry, biochemistry, physics and materials science of cellulose

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications8,476

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0969-0239 / 1572-882X

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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

742

31k

2019

653

24k

2020

742

23k

2021

682

14k

2022

687

9.2k

2023

670

6.4k

2024

559

2025

279

119

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.

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Paper & WoodMaterials Science, TextilesPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and Plastics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Cellulose Research StudiesLignin and Wood ChemistryElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingBiofuel production and bioconversion

Frequently asked questions about Cellulose

Is Cellulose a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cellulose: 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 Cellulose?

Cellulose 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 4.47.

Is Cellulose indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cellulose is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.