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Functional Composites and Structures

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2019

ISSN2631-6331eISSN2631-6331

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.56

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.838

Total Worksi

286

Total Citationsi

3,403

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Composites; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Ceramics and Composites; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Mechanics of Materials.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

Annual Volume~ 44 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications286

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2631-6331 / 2631-6331

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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

1.1k

2019

386

2020

786

2021

608

2022

407

2023

265

2024

153

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.

Ceramics and CompositesQ2

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, CompositesMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsCeramics and Composites

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMechanical Behavior of CompositesConducting polymers and applicationsFiber-reinforced polymer compositesCellular and Composite StructuresAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesDielectric materials and actuators

Frequently asked questions about Functional Composites and Structures

Is Functional Composites and Structures a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Functional Composites and Structures: 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 Functional Composites and Structures?

Functional Composites and Structures 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 2.89.

Is Functional Composites and Structures indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Functional Composites and Structures is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.