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Composites Communications

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2452-2139eISSN2452-2139

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.361

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.215

Total Worksi

2,618

Total Citationsi

58,800

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Composites Communications publishes short communications, letters, review articles, and full-length articles on the latest advances and progress in composites science and technology. The journal accepts manuscripts reporting creative concepts and new findings in design, and its scope includes engineering and materials science.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 383 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,618

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2452-2139 / 2452-2139

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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

134

6.2k

2019

286

13k

2020

386

12k

2021

368

9.4k

2022

271

2023

432

6.7k

2024

445

3.2k

2025

227

273

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.

Ceramics and CompositesQ1

Materials ChemistryQ1

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Composites

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsPolymers and PlasticsMaterials ChemistryCeramics and Composites

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsElectromagnetic wave absorption materialsMechanical Behavior of CompositesFiber-reinforced polymer compositesDielectric materials and actuatorsConducting polymers and applicationsThermal properties of materialsAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesPolymer composites and self-healingFlame retardant materials and properties

Frequently asked questions about Composites Communications

Is Composites Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Composites Communications: 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 Composites Communications?

Composites Communications 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 7.40.

Is Composites Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Composites Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.