Metode

Research and Science Policy of the University of Valencia · Spain · Est. 2009

ISSN2174-9221

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.141

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.172

Total Worksi

576

Total Citationsi

661

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Metode Science Studies Journal publishes research, commentaries, reviews, and analyses on current research and science communication. Its scope includes the fields of natural and exact sciences, technology, medicine, and the environment.

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General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications576

Publisher OrgUniversity of Valencia

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Research and Science Policy of the University of Valencia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2174-9221

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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

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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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ3

MultidisciplinaryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of Science

Scopus Categories

MultidisciplinaryHistory and Philosophy of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate Change Communication and PerceptionJournalism and Media StudiesMediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaSpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifeCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringEthics and bioethics in healthcareCryospheric studies and observationsInterdisciplinary Research and CollaborationLiterary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences and Policies

Frequently asked questions about Metode

Is Metode a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Metode: 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 Metode?

Metode 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 0.24.

Is Metode indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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