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Science China Materials

Science China Press · China · Est. 2014

ISSN2199-4501

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.447

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.966

Total Worksi

3,454

Total Citationsi

72,321

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Science China Materials is a globally peer-reviewed journal encompassing all facets of materials science. Cosponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Encourages communication of innovative, high-quality research at the interdisciplinary frontier. Publishes articles, letters, reviews, perspectives, concepts, and highlights with a focus on novel findings and future research directions.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,454

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Science China Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2199-4501

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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?

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

173

6.5k

2019

301

12k

2020

317

9.2k

2021

388

10k

2022

402

7.3k

2023

484

7.2k

2024

509

3.3k

2025

555

394

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.

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationConducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials2D Materials and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Science China Materials

Is Science China Materials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science China Materials: 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 Science China Materials?

Science China Materials 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 6.00.

Is Science China Materials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science China Materials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.