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Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · Germany · Est. 1970

ISSN1558-9293

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.345

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.648

Total Worksi

2,411

Total Citationsi

39,214

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Applied; Chemistry, Physical; Engineering, Chemical; Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous); Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 94 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,411

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1558-9293

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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

146

2019

105

977

2020

871

2021

581

2022

414

2023

105

342

2024

129

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)Q3

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ3

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, AppliedChemistry, PhysicalEngineering, Chemical

Scopus Categories

Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsEnvironmental Chemistry and AnalysisAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationEnhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesPetroleum Processing and AnalysisPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactantsChemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Is Journal of Surfactants and Detergents a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Surfactants and Detergents: 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 Surfactants and Detergents?

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents 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 1.43.

Is Journal of Surfactants and Detergents indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Surfactants and Detergents?