Gels

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1992

ISSN2310-2861eISSN2310-2861

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.945

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.977

Total Worksi

4,576

Total Citationsi

68,803

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Polymer Science; Organic Chemistry; Polymers and Plastics; Bioengineering; Biomaterials.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,576

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2310-2861 / 2310-2861

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

Swiss National Library, 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

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

1.6k

2019

1.5k

2020

301

9.7k

2021

850

22k

2022

991

20k

2023

830

11k

2024

7.7k

2025

732

555

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.

Organic ChemistryQ1

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

BioengineeringQ2

BiomaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

BioengineeringPolymers and PlasticsBiomaterialsOrganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsAerogels and thermal insulationProteins in Food SystemsAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsWound Healing and TreatmentsPolysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Frequently asked questions about Gels

Is Gels a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Gels: 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 Gels?

Gels 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 5.81.

Is Gels indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gels is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Gels?