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Materials Chemistry Frontiers

Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2052-1537eISSN2052-1537

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.355

H-Indexi

113

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.954

Total Worksi

3,925

Total Citationsi

92,725

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Materials Chemistry Frontiers is a multi- and inter- disciplinary journal for all aspects of materials chemistry. The journal publishes research that contributes to the synthesis of novel materials, exploration of exciting application potentials and understanding of the relations between material structure, properties and functions at all length scale.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Frequency24 issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,925

Publisher OrgRoyal Society of Chemistry

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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?

Royal Society of Chemistry

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2052-1537 / 2052-1537

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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

366

16k

2019

429

15k

2020

642

16k

2021

401

6.3k

2022

536

11k

2023

306

2.8k

2024

346

1.2k

2025

208

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 ChemistryQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsConducting polymers and applicationsAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes ResearchAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

Frequently asked questions about Materials Chemistry Frontiers

Is Materials Chemistry Frontiers a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Materials Chemistry Frontiers: 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 Materials Chemistry Frontiers?

Materials Chemistry Frontiers 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 4.17.

Is Materials Chemistry Frontiers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Materials Chemistry Frontiers is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.