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Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1359-0286eISSN1879-0348

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.723

H-Indexi

152

SNIPi

2.583

Total Worksi

1,395

Total Citationsi

94,913

2yr Mean Citednessi

11.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science provides a snapshot of the latest advancements and discoveries in materials science. The journal combines knowledge in the areas of Nanotechnology, Condensed matter physics, Polymer, Metallurgy, Chemical physics, and Oxide research.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,395

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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1359-0286 / 1879-0348

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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

2.9k

2019

2.4k

2020

2021

2.1k

2022

1.1k

2023

833

2024

543

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)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, AppliedPhysics, Condensed Matter

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microstructure and mechanical propertiesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsElectronic and Structural Properties of OxidesAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials

Frequently asked questions about Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Is Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials 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 Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science?

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials 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 11.73.

Is Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.