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Korean Journal of Materials Research

Korea Federation of Science and Technology · South Korea · Est. 1991

ISSN1225-0562eISSN2287-7258

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.154

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.106

Total Worksi

4,436

Total Citationsi

3,890

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 76 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,436

Publisher OrgMaterials Research Society of Korea

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korea Federation of Science and Technology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1225-0562 / 2287-7258

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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?

N/A

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

136

249

2019

126

150

2020

115

135

2021

100

2022

128

2023

2024

2025

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.

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

ZnO doping and propertiesSemiconductor materials and devicesAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsMetal and Thin Film MechanicsSemiconductor materials and interfacesAdvanced materials and compositesIntermetallics and Advanced Alloy PropertiesMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels

Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Materials Research

Is Korean Journal of Materials Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Korean Journal of Materials Research: 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 Korean Journal of Materials Research?

Korean Journal of Materials Research 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 0.38.

Is Korean Journal of Materials Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Korean Journal of Materials Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Korean Journal of Materials Research?