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Applied Sciences (Switzerland)

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2011

ISSN2076-3417eISSN2076-3417

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

/ 100

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?

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.555

H-Indexi

216

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.956

Total Worksi

87,106

Total Citationsi

1,034,997

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Engineering, Multidisciplinary; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied; Computer Science Applications; Engineering (miscellaneous); Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes; Instrumentation; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Process Chemistry and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications87,106

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 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

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2076-3417 / 2076-3417

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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?

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

5.8k

145k

2019

9.2k

200k

2020

12k

208k

2021

13k

173k

2022

13k

129k

2023

12k

73k

2024

13k

35k

2025

6.2k

1.1k

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ2

InstrumentationQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryEngineering, MultidisciplinaryMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesComputer Science ApplicationsProcess Chemistry and TechnologyEngineering (miscellaneous)Materials Science (miscellaneous)Instrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rock Mechanics and ModelingInfrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresAdvanced Neural Network ApplicationsStructural Health Monitoring TechniquesGeotechnical Engineering and AnalysisLandslides and related hazardsSports Performance and TrainingTopic ModelingAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Applied Sciences (Switzerland)

Is Applied Sciences (Switzerland) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Sciences (Switzerland): 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 Applied Sciences (Switzerland)?

Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 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 2.99.

Is Applied Sciences (Switzerland) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Sciences (Switzerland) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.