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Surface Innovations

ICE Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 2012

ISSN2050-6260
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.313
H-Indexi
35
SNIPi
0.584
Total Worksi
512
Total Citationsi
5,896
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.83
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Materials Science, Coatings & Films; Materials Chemistry; Process Chemistry and Technology; Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications512
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
ICE Publishing
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2050-6260
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
46
720
2019
45
642
2020
41
354
2021
59
589
2022
33
186
2023
32
99
2024
42
91
2025
25
12
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.

Materials ChemistryQ3
Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ3
Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalMaterials Science, Coatings & Films

Scopus Categories

Process Chemistry and TechnologySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsMetal and Thin Film MechanicsCorrosion Behavior and InhibitionPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and IrradiationFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsAdvancements in Battery Materials

Frequently asked questions about Surface Innovations

Is Surface Innovations a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Surface Innovations: 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 Surface Innovations?

Surface Innovations 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 1.83.

Is Surface Innovations indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Surface Innovations is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Surface Innovations?

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Materials Science, Coatings & Films; Materials Chemistry; Process Chemistry and Technology; Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref