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Acta Biomaterialia

Acta Materialia Inc · United States · Est. 1888

ISSN1742-7061eISSN1878-7568

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 (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ 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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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SJR Scorei

1.884

H-Indexi

292

SNIPi

1.574

Total Worksi

11,009

Total Citationsi

706,031

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Biomedical; Materials Science, Biomaterials; Biochemistry; Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering; Biotechnology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1888

FrequencyMonthly, 2010-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,009

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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?

Acta Materialia Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1742-7061 / 1878-7568

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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

680

49k

2019

614

38k

2020

701

35k

2021

729

28k

2022

640

16k

2023

621

10k

2024

772

4.2k

2025

344

118

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.

BiochemistryQ1

BiomaterialsQ1

Biomedical EngineeringQ1

BiotechnologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, BiomedicalMaterials Science, Biomaterials

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyBiochemistryBiomedical EngineeringBiomaterialsMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsTissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyCellular Mechanics and InteractionsPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesRNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Frequently asked questions about Acta Biomaterialia

Is Acta Biomaterialia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Biomaterialia: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Biomaterialia?

Acta Biomaterialia 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 7.26.

Is Acta Biomaterialia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Biomaterialia is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Biomaterialia?