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Vacuum

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1951

ISSN1879-2715

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.783

H-Index

134

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.154

Total Works

52,728

Total Citations

309,023

2yr Mean Citedness

3.73

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Vacuum is a scientific journal specializing in vacuum science and technology, plasma science, surface engineering, and materials science under controlled low-pressure environments. It covers topics such as vacuum pumping, instrumentation, gas-surface interactions, and thin film deposition.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

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SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1951

FrequencySixteen No. A Year, 1999-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications52,728

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

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?

1879-2715

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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

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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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1

InstrumentationQ1

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsInstrumentationSurfaces, Coatings and Films

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metal and Thin Film MechanicsPlasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsSemiconductor materials and devicesIon-surface interactions and analysisElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchScientific Measurement and Uncertainty EvaluationVacuum and Plasma ArcsZnO doping and propertiesCopper Interconnects and Reliability