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Colloid Journal

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN1608-3067

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.257

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.373

Total Worksi

2,729

Total Citationsi

19,534

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Colloid Journal is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing research on the physics and chemistry of the dispersed state of matter and interfacial phenomena. Covers a wide range of colloid and surface phenomena, including structure and properties of interfaces, adsorption phenomena, capillary phenomena, and more. Encompasses a range of themes related to wetting, spreading, detergency, colloid systems, electrosurface and electrokinetic phenomena and more. Welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 89 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,729

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1608-3067

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

636

2019

543

2020

468

2021

408

2022

435

2023

252

2024

139

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.

Colloid and Surface ChemistryQ3

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ4

Surfaces and InterfacesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Physical

Scopus Categories

Colloid and Surface ChemistrySurfaces and InterfacesPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Surfactants and Colloidal Systemsnanoparticles nucleation surface interactionsElectrostatics and Colloid InteractionsAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesMinerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesPhase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsAdsorption, diffusion, and thermodynamic properties of materialsMaterial Dynamics and Properties

Frequently asked questions about Colloid Journal

Is Colloid Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Colloid Journal: 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 Colloid Journal?

Colloid Journal 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 1.40.

Is Colloid Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Colloid Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.