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npj Flexible Electronics

Nature Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 2017

ISSN2397-4621eISSN2397-4621
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
3.471
H-Indexi
77
SNIPi
2.495
Total Worksi
570
Total Citationsi
23,100
2yr Mean Citednessi
10.14
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Aims & Scope

npj Flexible Electronics considers research that explores all aspects of flexible electronic systems, including plastic electronics and emerging materials, new device design and fabrication technologies, and applications. The journal covers a broad range of topics including but not limited to:   Advanced and emerging materials for flexible electronics, including plastic, molecular and inorganic systems, two-dimensional materials, biomaterials, nanofibers, degradable materials Flexible devices, systems, and applications, including bioelectronics and health monitoring, sensors and actuators, energy harvesting and storage, optoelectronics, computing, robotics, wearables, e-textiles, and packaging Fabrication and processing of flexible devices, including lithography, printing, solution processing, patterning, self-assembly, device integration, transient electronics, circular and responsible electronics Material properties and phenomena relevant for flexible devices, including device physics Device architecture, simulation, and testing The journal offers more choice to Nature Portfolio authors who are seeking a fully open-access and more inclusive platform for publishing their work. The journal is led by electronics experts who collaborate to cultivate high-quality research. As part of the npj Series , this journal focuses on fostering global partnerships with the research community and other Springer Nature journals.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2017
FrequencyWeekly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications570
Publisher OrgNature Portfolio
OA Since2016
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
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
National Digital Preservation Program, ChinaCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Nature Publishing Group
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2397-4621 / 2397-4621
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
National Digital Preservation Program, China, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
18
1.5k
2019
34
3k
2020
35
3.1k
2021
100
6.3k
2022
53
2.4k
2023
89
2.5k
2024
139
1.8k
2025
121
167
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.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsTactile and Sensory InteractionsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsNanomaterials and Printing TechnologiesNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsDielectric materials and actuatorsPerovskite Materials and Applications

Frequently asked questions about npj Flexible Electronics

Is npj Flexible Electronics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for npj Flexible Electronics: 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 npj Flexible Electronics?

npj Flexible Electronics 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 10.14.

Is npj Flexible Electronics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

npj Flexible Electronics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of npj Flexible Electronics?

npj Flexible Electronics considers research that explores all aspects of flexible electronic systems, including plastic electronics and emerging materials, new device design and fabrication technologies, and applications. The journal covers a broad range of topics including but not limited to:   Advanced and emerging materials for flexible electronics, including plastic, molecular and inorganic systems, two-dimensional materials, biomaterials, nanofibers, degradable materials Flexible devices, systems, and applications, including bioelectronics and health monitoring, sensors and actu

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref