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Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2012

ISSN2280-8000eISSN2280-8000

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.483

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.738

Total Worksi

630

Total Citationsi

10,065

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biophysics; Engineering, Biomedical; Materials Science, Biomaterials; Bioengineering; Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyThree No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications630

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2280-8000 / 2280-8000

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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

1.2k

2019

592

2020

536

2021

459

2022

209

2023

151

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.

BioengineeringQ3

BiomaterialsQ3

Biomedical EngineeringQ3

BiophysicsQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BiophysicsEngineering, BiomedicalMaterials Science, Biomaterials

Scopus Categories

BioengineeringBiophysicsBiomaterialsBiomedical EngineeringMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsDental materials and restorationsEndodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDental Erosion and TreatmentDental Implant Techniques and OutcomesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsWound Healing and Treatmentsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials

Is Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials: 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 Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials?

Journal of Applied Biomaterials and 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 1.65.

Is Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials?