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Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1977

ISSN1547-6561

SJR Q1✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

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

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.766

H-Indexi

108

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.82

Total Worksi

527

Total Citationsi

42,801

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences publishes state-of-the-art experimental and theoretical reviews of solid state materials formation, properties, processing and applications.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications527

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

1547-6561

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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

2.1k

2019

1.2k

2020

1.9k

2021

1.1k

2022

595

2023

346

2024

151

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ1

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, Condensed Matter

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Semiconductor materials and devicesAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesGraphene research and applicationsSemiconductor materials and interfacesSemiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesZnO doping and propertiesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors

Frequently asked questions about Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences

Is Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences: 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 Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences?

Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences 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 7.63.

Is Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.