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Research

American Association for the Advancement of Science · United States · Est. 2018

ISSN2639-5274

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.184

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.642

Total Worksi

1,879

Total Citationsi

39,993

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Research publishes fundamental research in the life and physical sciences as well as important findings or issues in engineering and applied science. The journal publishes high-quality research from any research domain.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

FrequencyWeekly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,879

Publisher OrgAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2639-5274

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

132

5.6k

2019

145

8.2k

2020

131

5.6k

2021

196

2022

285

2023

284

5.5k

2024

509

3.2k

2025

270

198

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsConducting polymers and applicationsMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMicro and Nano RoboticsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsAdvancements in Battery Materials3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Frequently asked questions about Research

Is Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Research?

Research 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 6.58.

Is Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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