Surfaces

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2018

ISSN2571-9637eISSN2571-9637

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.544

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.715

Total Worksi

398

Total Citationsi

3,579

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Physical; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Materials Science (miscellaneous); Surfaces and Interfaces; Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 69 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications398

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2017

Visit Journal Website

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 LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2571-9637 / 2571-9637

✅

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?

Swiss Library, 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

840

2019

895

2020

431

2021

419

2022

354

2023

454

2024

269

2025

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)Q2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Surfaces and InterfacesQ2

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Surfaces and InterfacesMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsChemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityCorrosion Behavior and InhibitionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectrochemical Analysis and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Surfaces

Is Surfaces a predatory journal?

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

Surfaces 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 2.33.

Is Surfaces indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Surfaces?