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Applied Composite Materials

Springer International Publishing · Netherlands · Est. 1994

ISSN1573-4897

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?

108

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 78d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.614

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.972

Total Worksi

1,815

Total Citationsi

33,929

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Composites; Ceramics and Composites.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,815

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 International Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-4897

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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

682

2019

970

2020

147

2.2k

2021

1.1k

2022

1.1k

2023

107

635

2024

120

235

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Composites

Scopus Categories

Ceramics and Composites

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mechanical Behavior of CompositesComposite Structure Analysis and OptimizationFiber-reinforced polymer compositesEpoxy Resin Curing ProcessesTextile materials and evaluationsCellular and Composite StructuresAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisStructural Analysis and OptimizationNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesStructural Analysis of Composite Materials

Frequently asked questions about Applied Composite Materials

Is Applied Composite Materials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Composite Materials: 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 Applied Composite Materials?

Applied 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 2.54.

Is Applied Composite Materials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Composite Materials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Applied Composite Materials?