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Functional Materials

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine · Ukraine · Est. 1996

ISSN2218-2993

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.163

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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SNIPi

0.294

Total Worksi

1,462

Total Citationsi

3,143

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUkraine

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 87 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,462

Publisher OrgNational Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2218-2993

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

138

340

2019

118

204

2020

134

113

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesMaterial Properties and ApplicationsLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsMetal and Thin Film MechanicsAdvanced materials and compositesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismAdvanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials

Frequently asked questions about Functional Materials

Is Functional Materials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Functional Materials: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Functional Materials?

Functional 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 0.43.

Is Functional Materials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Functional Materials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Functional Materials?