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Small Science

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

ISSN2688-4046eISSN2688-4046

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.7

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.494

Total Worksi

1,149

Total Citationsi

15,018

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Catalysis; Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous); Materials Science (miscellaneous).

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

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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?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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

✅

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

Citations received

1971

1.2k

2020

139

5.8k

2021

100

2.6k

2022

173

2.8k

2023

314

2024

319

1.1k

2025

142

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Small Science

Is Small Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Small Science: 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 Small Science?

Small Science 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 4.62.

Is Small Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Small Science?