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Giant

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2020

ISSN2666-5425eISSN2666-5425

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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

Fast · 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 (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.164

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.888

Total Worksi

383

Total Citationsi

6,068

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Polymer Science; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Materials Chemistry; Polymers and Plastics; Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications383

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2666-5425 / 2666-5425

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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?

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

1.4k

2020

1.3k

2021

837

2022

1.3k

2023

113

1.6k

2024

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)Q1

Materials ChemistryQ1

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsChemistry (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Supramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationConducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsBlock Copolymer Self-Assemblybiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPolymer composites and self-healingPolymer Surface Interaction Studies

Frequently asked questions about Giant

Is Giant a predatory journal?

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

Giant 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 8.93.

Is Giant indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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