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SURFACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SPRINGERNATURE · GB · Est. 2023

ISSN2097-3624eISSN2731-7838

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.077

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

124

Total Citationsi

857

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Coatings & Films; Ceramics and Composites; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Metals and Alloys; Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2023

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications124

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SPRINGERNATURE

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2097-3624 / 2731-7838

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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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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?

N/A

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

579

2023

412

2024

229

2025

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.

Ceramics and CompositesQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Metals and AlloysQ1

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Coatings & Films

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMetal and Thin Film MechanicsHigh-Temperature Coating BehaviorsHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsAdvanced Surface Polishing TechniquesDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchAdvanced materials and compositesAdvanced machining processes and optimizationAdvanced Machining and Optimization TechniquesLubricants and Their Additives

Frequently asked questions about SURFACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Is SURFACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for SURFACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 SURFACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY?

SURFACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 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 4.22.

Is SURFACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

SURFACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of SURFACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY?