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SAGE Publications Inc. Β· United States Β· Est. 2018

ISSN2515-2564
SJR Q1βœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† Scopus Q178
βœ“ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
58
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Slow Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page β†—
SJR Scorei
1.38
H-Indexi
18
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.499
Total Worksi
151
Total Citationsi
1,230
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.02
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physiology; Cell Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2018
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications151
Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing
OA Since2017
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~58 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 Β· 75%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SAGE Publications Inc.
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2515-2564
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
17
287
2019
19
213
2020
19
223
2021
19
176
2022
21
189
2023
23
87
2024
17
13
2025
7
1
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

PhysiologyQ1
Cell BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PhysiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cellular transport and secretionEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress and DiseaseLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorMitochondrial Function and PathologyLipid metabolism and biosynthesisPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsAutophagy in Disease and TherapyATP Synthase and ATPases ResearchCalcium signaling and nucleotide metabolismPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors

Frequently asked questions about Contact

Is Contact a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Contact: it is indexed in 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 β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Contact?

Contact is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.38.

Is Contact indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Contact is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Contact?

Subject areas: Physiology; Cell Biology.

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