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Liquid Crystals Today

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

ISSN1464-5181

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total15

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.142

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.241

Total Works

872

Total Citations

3,163

2yr Mean Citedness

0.62

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications872

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

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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?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

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2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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