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Journal of Rare Earths

Editorial Office of Chinese Rare Earths Β· China

ISSN1002-0721eISSN1002-0721
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.348
H-Indexi
88
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.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionChina
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications4,927
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
⚑ Hybrid journal β€” subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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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?
βœ“ 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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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
249
7.1k
2019
248
7.3k
2020
204
5k
2021
250
6.4k
2022
247
5.9k
2023
295
3.8k
2024
317
1.6k
2025
222
201
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” 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. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref