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Liquid Crystals Today

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1464-5181

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.111

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.241

Total Worksi

872

Total Citationsi

3,163

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Liquid Crystals Today publishes research on liquid crystal science and technology. It encourages submissions on all liquid crystal related topics from chemistry to physics, engineering to the biological and materials sciences. The journal also accepts book reviews, conference reports, and news items relating to liquid crystal scientists, events, and developments.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications872

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1464-5181

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

130

2018

2019

121

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ4

Inorganic ChemistryQ4

Materials ChemistryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Crystallography

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsInorganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsMolecular spectroscopy and chiralityEducational Robotics and EngineeringSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsPlant Reproductive BiologyDiverse Specialized Academic Research

Frequently asked questions about Liquid Crystals Today

Is Liquid Crystals Today a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Liquid Crystals Today: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Liquid Crystals Today?

Liquid Crystals Today 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 0.62.

Is Liquid Crystals Today indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Liquid Crystals Today is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.