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Materials and Corrosion

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1950

ISSN1521-4176

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

110

days submission → published

measured · last 12 articles · accept 90d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.421

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.721

Total Worksi

19,429

Total Citationsi

82,085

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; Materials Chemistry; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials; Metals and Alloys; Surfaces, Coatings and Films; Environmental Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1950

Annual Volume~ 189 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications19,429

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1521-4176

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

257

2.8k

2019

259

2020

180

1.2k

2021

226

1.5k

2022

176

732

2023

192

526

2024

200

198

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 ChemistryQ2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Metals and AlloysQ2

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ2

Environmental ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryMetallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsEnvironmental ChemistryMechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionConcrete Corrosion and DurabilityHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsMaterial Properties and ApplicationsEngineering and Materials Science StudiesCivil and Structural Engineering ResearchPhysics and Engineering Research ArticlesHigh-Temperature Coating BehaviorsMetallurgy and Material ScienceAnodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures

Frequently asked questions about Materials and Corrosion

Is Materials and Corrosion a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Materials and Corrosion: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Materials and Corrosion?

Materials and Corrosion 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 1.31.

Is Materials and Corrosion indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Materials and Corrosion is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.