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Kuwait Journal of Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1981

ISSN2307-4108eISSN2307-4116

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.25

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.619

Total Works

880

Total Citations

3,901

2yr Mean Citedness

3.35

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Science (General). Topics: multidisciplinary sciences, physical sciences, earth & environmental sciences, biological sciences, mathematics, computer science

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 162 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications880

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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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?

2307-4108 / 2307-4116

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, 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)

Geochemistry and Geologic MappingFractional Differential Equations SolutionsNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGroundwater and Watershed AnalysisEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityGraph theory and applicationsHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisStatistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsNanofluid Flow and Heat TransferGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods