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Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1530-7980

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.61

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.309

Total Worksi

2,792

Total Citationsi

45,591

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Composites; Ceramics and Composites; Condensed Matter Physics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyMonthly, 2014-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,792

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?

1530-7980

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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

170

4.8k

2019

115

2.4k

2020

1.6k

2021

121

1.7k

2022

175

2023

154

1.4k

2024

226

696

2025

207

102

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

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Composites

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsCeramics and Composites

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMechanical Behavior of CompositesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesFiber-reinforced polymer compositesTribology and Wear AnalysisEpoxy Resin Curing ProcessesPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Is Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Thermoplastic Composite 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 Thermoplastic Composite Materials?

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite 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 2.98.

Is Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials?