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Materials Today Sustainability

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2018

ISSN2589-2347eISSN2589-2347

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.369

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.2

Total Worksi

1,344

Total Citationsi

21,497

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Materials Science (miscellaneous); Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 328 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,344

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2024

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, 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

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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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?

2589-2347 / 2589-2347

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.3k

2019

941

2020

2021

204

4.8k

2022

352

7.4k

2023

407

5.4k

2024

226

777

2025

117

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

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Green & Sustainable Science & TechnologyMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentChemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationAdvancements in Battery MaterialsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materialsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Frequently asked questions about Materials Today Sustainability

Is Materials Today Sustainability a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Materials Today Sustainability: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Materials Today Sustainability?

Materials Today Sustainability 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 7.88.

Is Materials Today Sustainability indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Materials Today Sustainability is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.