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Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Zhejiang University · China · Est. 2000

ISSN1862-1775

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.712

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.215

Total Worksi

3,352

Total Citationsi

40,611

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (JZUSA) is a peer-reviewed journal that encompasses research in Applied Physics and Engineering, which includes but not limited to Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science and Energy. Currently the most preferred research area is Artificial Intelligence in Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Frequencymonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,352

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Zhejiang University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1862-1775

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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

1.1k

2019

1.5k

2020

1.1k

2021

1.2k

2022

941

2023

621

2024

381

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.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Engineering (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresRailway Engineering and DynamicsGeotechnical Engineering and AnalysisGeotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationGeotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsHydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsAdvanced Numerical Analysis TechniquesStructural Health Monitoring TechniquesFluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Is Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A: 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 Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A?

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A 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 4.11.

Is Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.