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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

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.409

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.619

Total Worksi

880

Total Citationsi

3,901

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Frequency3 Issues A 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

Citations received

2019

234

2020

175

921

2021

130

340

2022

179

1.4k

2023

156

1.1k

2024

150

293

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Kuwait Journal of Science

Is Kuwait Journal of Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Kuwait Journal of Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Kuwait Journal of Science?

Kuwait Journal of Science 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 3.35.

Is Kuwait Journal of Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kuwait Journal of Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Kuwait Journal of Science?