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Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1911

ISSN1095-7103

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.642

H-Indexi

364

SNIPi

1.324

Total Worksi

49,937

Total Citationsi

2,080,683

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Colloid and Interface Science publishes original research findings on fundamental principles of colloid and interface science. It covers applications in advanced materials, nanomedicine, energy, environmental technologies, catalysis, colloidal materials, nanomaterials, surfactants, soft matter, adsorption, electrochemistry, interfacial processes, capillarity, and wetting.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1911

FrequencySemimonthly, 1999-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications49,937

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-7103

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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

1.5k

73k

2019

1.6k

83k

2020

2.2k

100k

2021

2.2k

76k

2022

2.4k

67k

2023

2.9k

56k

2024

24k

2025

1.5k

1.6k

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.

BiomaterialsQ1

Colloid and Surface ChemistryQ1

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ1

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Physical

Scopus Categories

Colloid and Surface ChemistryBiomaterialsSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesElectrostatics and Colloid InteractionsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvancements in Battery MaterialsSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationPolymer Surface Interaction Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Is Journal of Colloid and Interface Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Colloid and Interface Science: 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 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science?

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 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 9.07.

Is Journal of Colloid and Interface Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.