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Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1879-0399

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.37

H-Indexi

197

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.897

Total Worksi

2,257

Total Citationsi

160,640

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Colloid and Surface Chemistry; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Polymers and Plastics; Surfaces and Interfaces.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 66 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,257

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-0399

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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

4.1k

2019

5.2k

2020

4.2k

2021

1.8k

2022

1.1k

2023

986

2024

328

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.

Colloid and Surface ChemistryQ1

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Surfaces and InterfacesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Physical

Scopus Categories

Colloid and Surface ChemistrySurfaces and InterfacesPolymers and PlasticsPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationProteins in Food SystemsSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesElectrostatics and Colloid InteractionsMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationPolymer Surface Interaction Studies

Frequently asked questions about Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Is Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science?

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface 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 6.79.

Is Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science?