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John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1971

ISSN2688-4046eISSN2688-4046

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.464

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.494

Total Works

1,149

Total Citations

15,018

2yr Mean Citedness

4.62

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the design, synthesis, and application of advanced materials, including metal-organic frameworks, ionizable lipids for mRNA delivery, multilayer films for spectral management, perovskite solar cells, layered oxide cathodes, nanovesicles for photodynamic inactivation, MXenes for electrochemical sensing, block copolymer nanoparticles, cuprate superconductors, and catalysts for solar-driven methane conversion.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,149

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~19 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

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2688-4046 / 2688-4046

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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, PMC, 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

Times cited

1971

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

CatalysisQ1

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryNanoscience & Nanotechnology

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Catalysis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion2D Materials and ApplicationsConducting polymers and applicationsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsAdvanced battery technologies research