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Journal of Cluster Science

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1990

ISSN1572-8862

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?

135

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 105d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.552

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.753

Total Worksi

3,492

Total Citationsi

50,802

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Cluster Science presents research focused on basic and applied cluster science. covers synthesis, characterization and application of molecular clusters or nanoparticulate materials mathematical models of cluster structure

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,492

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1572-8862

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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

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

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

269

7.1k

2019

186

3.2k

2020

260

2021

186

2.6k

2022

126

1.5k

2023

219

1.4k

2024

214

798

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

BiochemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryCondensed Matter PhysicsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsMagnetism in coordination complexesNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisInorganic Chemistry and MaterialsMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cluster Science

Is Journal of Cluster Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Cluster Science: 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 Journal of Cluster Science?

Journal of Cluster Science 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 3.67.

Is Journal of Cluster Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cluster Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.