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Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1955

ISSN2215-0161eISSN2215-0161

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.424

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.775

Total Works

3,916

Total Citations

41,439

2yr Mean Citedness

3.20

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

MethodsX is a multidisciplinary, open access journal that publishes detailed articles describing methodological advances. It covers research methods, method development, experimental protocols, laboratory techniques, computational methods, and analytical techniques from all subject areas.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1955

Annual Volume~ 592 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,916

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2215-0161 / 2215-0161

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

Portico, PMC, 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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

MultidisciplinaryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microplastics and Plastic PollutionAnalytical chemistry methods developmentRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesAdvanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchAir Quality and Health ImpactsPesticide Residue Analysis and Safety