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Journal of Membrane Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1976

ISSN1873-3123

SJR Q1✓ 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

1.655

H-Indexi

344

SNIPi

1.396

Total Worksi

26,476

Total Citationsi

1,449,237

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

Annual Volume~ 1,060 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications26,476

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-3123

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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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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

985

59k

2019

53k

2020

45k

2021

916

32k

2022

877

23k

2023

1.1k

18k

2024

1.2k

8.8k

2025

840

698

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

Filtration and SeparationQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, ChemicalPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryFiltration and SeparationPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Membrane Separation TechnologiesMembrane Separation and Gas TransportMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesFuel Cells and Related MaterialsNanopore and Nanochannel Transport StudiesExtraction and Separation ProcessesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsAdvanced battery technologies researchGraphene research and applicationsAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Membrane Science

Is Journal of Membrane Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Membrane Science: 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 Membrane Science?

Journal of Membrane Science 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 7.35.

Is Journal of Membrane Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Membrane Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Membrane Science?