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Materials Horizons

Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2051-6347eISSN2051-6355

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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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

2.885

H-Index

171

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.679

Total Works

4,323

Total Citations

152,936

2yr Mean Citedness

6.50

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the development and application of novel materials. Topics include soft robotics, moisture-driven actuators, organic light-emitting diodes, molecular sieving, terahertz spectroscopy, acoustic resonators, strain sensors, nanoparticle-based therapies, air filtration systems, targeted drug delivery using metal-organic frameworks, polymer-based phosphorescence, and brain-inspired computing hardware. The research emphasizes material properties, performance, and potential applications in various technological and biomedical fields.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 722 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,323

Publisher OrgRoyal Society of Chemistry

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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?

Royal Society of Chemistry

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2051-6347 / 2051-6355

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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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?

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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

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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.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsProcess Chemistry and TechnologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingCell Image Analysis TechniquesBiotechnology and Related Fields