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Journal of Surface Science and Technology

Informatics Publishing Limited & Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology · India

ISSN0976-9420

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.111

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

431

Total Citationsi

1,146

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Surface Science and Technology focuses on research, innovation, and knowledge dissemination in the field of surface science and technology. It serves as a platform for researchers, scientists, and academic professionals to showcase and share their scholarly work with a global audience. The journal covers a wide range of topics within agriculture, food sciences, arts and architecture, biology, life sciences, earth and environmental sciences, economics, business, engineering, technology, medical and health sciences, miscellaneous, history, archeology, languages, literature, mathematics, and statistics.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 8 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications431

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewdouble-blind

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Informatics Publishing Limited & Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0976-9420

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2016

180

2017

110

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

ElectrochemistryQ4

Materials ChemistryQ4

Surfaces and InterfacesQ4

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Surfaces and InterfacesElectrochemistrySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorElectrostatics and Colloid InteractionsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Surface Science and Technology

Is Journal of Surface Science and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Surface Science and Technology: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Surface Science and Technology?

Journal of Surface Science and Technology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.111.

Is Journal of Surface Science and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Surface Science and Technology is indexed in Scopus.