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Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN1530-7972

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.613

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.481

Total Worksi

1,317

Total Citationsi

25,562

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Mechanical; Materials Science, Characterization, Testing; Materials Science, Composites; Ceramics and Composites; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyEight Times A Year, 2018-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,317

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1530-7972

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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

1.5k

2019

102

2.2k

2020

1.4k

2021

620

2022

391

2023

415

2024

136

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.

Ceramics and CompositesQ2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MechanicalMaterials Science, Characterization, TestingMaterials Science, Composites

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringCeramics and Composites

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cellular and Composite StructuresComposite Structure Analysis and OptimizationMechanical Behavior of CompositesStructural Analysis and OptimizationStructural Analysis of Composite MaterialsStructural Load-Bearing AnalysisVibration and Dynamic AnalysisPolymer composites and self-healingNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesStructural Response to Dynamic Loads

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Is Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials: 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 Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials?

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials 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 2.28.

Is Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials?