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Silicon

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2004

ISSN1876-9918

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 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

0.553

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.07

Total Works

4,681

Total Citations

68,384

2yr Mean Citedness

3.94

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Silicon is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to all aspects of silicon research and development across various disciplines. Silicon is the only journal devoted to the spectacular diversity of silicon covering materials chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering, plus environmental science offers a platform for research from academia, industry and national research laboratories

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 434 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,681

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1876-9918

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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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.

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Semiconductor materials and devicesAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit DesignNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesSilicon Effects in AgricultureSilicon and Solar Cell TechnologiesAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceAluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animalsIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis