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Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan

Society of Materials Science Japan · Japan · Est. 1953

ISSN1880-7488

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.185

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.331

Total Worksi

12,988

Total Citationsi

27,409

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Condensed Matter Physics; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1953

Annual Volume~ 153 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,988

Publisher OrgSociety of Materials Science

OA Since2014

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Society of Materials Science Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1880-7488

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

163

192

2019

160

229

2020

151

186

2021

168

141

2022

165

110

2023

162

2024

133

2025

130

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ4

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q4

Mechanical EngineeringQ4

Mechanics of MaterialsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fatigue and fracture mechanicsMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering Applied ResearchMetallurgy and Material FormingHigh Temperature Alloys and CreepMechanical Behavior of CompositesAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisNon-Destructive Testing TechniquesHigh-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorMetal Forming Simulation Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan

Is Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan: it is indexed in 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 Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan?

Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.185.

Is Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan?