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Membranes

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2010

ISSN2077-0375eISSN2077-0375

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.694

H-Indexi

103

SNIPi

0.799

Total Worksi

5,074

Total Citationsi

94,804

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Engineering, Chemical; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Polymer Science; Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous); Process Chemistry and Technology; Filtration and Separation.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 517 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,074

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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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?

2077-0375 / 2077-0375

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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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

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

178

5.2k

2019

464

16k

2020

22k

2021

1.3k

22k

2022

874

12k

2023

272

2.4k

2024

404

1.8k

2025

269

151

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ2

Filtration and SeparationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalEngineering, ChemicalMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

Filtration and SeparationProcess Chemistry and TechnologyChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Membrane Separation TechnologiesMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesMembrane Separation and Gas TransportFuel Cells and Related MaterialsLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorExtraction and Separation ProcessesElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsNanopore and Nanochannel Transport StudiesElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Membranes

Is Membranes a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Membranes: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Membranes?

Membranes 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 3.50.

Is Membranes indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Membranes is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.