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Applied Science and Convergence Technology

Korean Vacuum Society · South Korea · Est. 1992

ISSN2288-6559eISSN2288-6559

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.286

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.284

Total Worksi

2,101

Total Citationsi

3,172

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied; Condensed Matter Physics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 41 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,101

Publisher OrgKorean Vacuum Society

OA Since2017

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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?

Korean Vacuum Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2288-6559 / 2288-6559

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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

321

2019

154

2020

230

2021

208

2022

117

2023

102

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Engineering Applied ResearchLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesSemiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesSemiconductor materials and devicesThin-Film Transistor TechnologiesGaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsZnO doping and propertiesSemiconductor materials and interfaces

Frequently asked questions about Applied Science and Convergence Technology

Is Applied Science and Convergence Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Science and Convergence Technology: 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 Applied Science and Convergence Technology?

Applied Science and Convergence Technology 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 1.13.

Is Applied Science and Convergence Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Science and Convergence Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.