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Soft Matter

Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom · Est. 1887

ISSN1744-6848
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.684
H-Index
228
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.779
Total Works
21,037
Total Citations
591,394
2yr Mean Citedness
2.20
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Retractions
5
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Soft Matter provides a unique forum for the communication of significant advances in interdisciplinary soft matter research. There is a particular focus on the interface between chemistry, physics, materials science, biology and chemical engineering. Research may report new soft materials or phenomena, encompass their design, synthesis, and use in new applications; or provide fundamental insight and observations on their behaviour. Experimental, theoretical and computational soft matter approaches are encouraged. The scope of Soft Matter covers the following. Soft matter assemblies, including colloids, granular matter, liquid crystals, gels & networks, polymers, hybrid materials, active matter and further examples Soft nanotechnology, soft robotics and devices Synthesis, self-assembly and directed assembly Biological aspects of soft matter including proteins, biopolymers, cells and tissues Surfaces, interfaces and interactions Phase behaviour, coacervation and rheological behaviour Sustainable soft materials including recycling, circular economy and end of life Mechanistic insights and modelling

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1887
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications21,037
Publisher OrgRoyal Society of Chemistry
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer reviewed
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

7/12 · 58%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Royal Society of Chemistry
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1744-6848
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, MultidisciplinaryPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsChemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorMicro and Nano RoboticsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsLiquid Crystal Research Advancements
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref