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Refractories and Industrial Ceramics

Springer New York · United States

ISSN1083-4877eISSN1573-9139

SJR Q4✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.145

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.32

Total Worksi

9,839

Total Citationsi

14,089

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Refractories and Industrial Ceramics is a bi-monthly journal publishing peer-reviewed articles on developments in refractory materials and ceramics. Focusses on the practical aspects of production and use. Coverage includes scientific research, raw materials, production, equipment, heat engineering, and applications. Is a translation of the Russian journal Novye Ogneupory (New Refractories). Prior to 1996, the journal was entitled Refractories.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequencybi-monthly

StatusActive

Total Publications9,839

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1083-4877 / 1573-9139

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

128

745

2017

122

595

2018

129

805

2019

125

467

2020

126

366

2021

119

220

2022

121

169

2023

2024

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.

Ceramics and CompositesQ4

Materials ChemistryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Ceramics

Scopus Categories

Materials ChemistryCeramics and Composites

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Industrial Engineering and TechnologiesMaterial Properties and ApplicationsAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisMining and Gasification TechnologiesEngineering and Environmental Studies

Frequently asked questions about Refractories and Industrial Ceramics

Is Refractories and Industrial Ceramics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Refractories and Industrial Ceramics: 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 Refractories and Industrial Ceramics?

Refractories and Industrial Ceramics 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 0.82.

Is Refractories and Industrial Ceramics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Refractories and Industrial Ceramics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.