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Small Methods

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1984

ISSN2366-9608eISSN2366-9608

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.177

H-Indexi

143

SNIPi

1.411

Total Worksi

4,508

Total Citationsi

113,568

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.76

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,508

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2366-9608 / 2366-9608

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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

269

16k

2019

253

14k

2020

396

17k

2021

407

12k

2022

730

17k

2023

775

2024

4.3k

2025

586

271

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryNanoscience & Nanotechnology

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesConducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsMXene and MAX Phase Materials

Frequently asked questions about Small Methods

Is Small Methods a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Small Methods: 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 Small Methods?

Small Methods 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 4.76.

Is Small Methods indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Small Methods is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Small Methods?