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Journal of Rare Earths

Editorial Office of Chinese Rare Earths · China

ISSN1002-0721eISSN1002-0721

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · 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

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.348

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.517

Total Worksi

4,927

Total Citationsi

99,432

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Rare Earths covers research and applications of rare earths, including spectroscopy, luminescence, phosphors, catalysis, magnetism, magnetic materials, chemistry, hydrometallurgy, metallography, pyrometallurgy, new materials, solid state physics, solid state chemistry, analysis, testing, geology, and ore dressing. It also features research on rare earth materials for biomedical applications, doping, and photochemistry.

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General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,927

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Editorial Office of Chinese Rare Earths

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1002-0721 / 1002-0721

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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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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?

N/A

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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

249

6.9k

2019

248

7.2k

2020

204

4.8k

2021

250

6.2k

2022

247

5.6k

2023

295

3.4k

2024

317

1.3k

2025

166

110

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Applied

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and PetrologyChemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceExtraction and Separation ProcessesCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsMagnetic Properties of Alloys

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Rare Earths

Is Journal of Rare Earths a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Rare Earths: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Rare Earths?

Journal of Rare Earths 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 4.96.

Is Journal of Rare Earths indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Rare Earths is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.