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Materials Research Express

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2053-1591eISSN2053-1591

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 98d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.442

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.653

Total Worksi

15,609

Total Citationsi

177,407

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Metals and Alloys; Polymers and Plastics; Surfaces, Coatings and Films; Biomaterials; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 696 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,609

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoNational Digital Preservation Program, ChinaCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2053-1591 / 2053-1591

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, National Digital Preservation Program, China, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

4.7k

61k

2019

1.6k

24k

2020

10k

2021

712

6.1k

2022

699

5.2k

2023

838

3.6k

2024

552

818

2025

288

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.

Metals and AlloysQ2

Polymers and PlasticsQ2

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ2

BiomaterialsQ3

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsBiomaterialsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesZnO doping and propertiesAdvanced materials and compositesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsGraphene research and applicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

Frequently asked questions about Materials Research Express

Is Materials Research Express a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Materials Research Express: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Materials Research Express?

Materials Research Express 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 2.37.

Is Materials Research Express indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Materials Research Express is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Materials Research Express?