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Small Structures

Wiley-VCH Verlag · United States · Est. 2010

ISSN2688-4062eISSN2688-4062

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.151

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.573

Total Worksi

1,653

Total Citationsi

28,324

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Small Structures is an interdisciplinary journal focusing on sub-macroscopic structures. Its scope includes atomic structures, chemical structures, crystal structures, nanostructures, mesostructures, and microstructures. The journal covers nanoscience, nanotechnology, and multidisciplinary materials science.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,653

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2022

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~11 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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-VCH Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2688-4062 / 2688-4062

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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

2010

6.2k

2020

165

7.5k

2021

182

2022

267

6.1k

2023

328

3.2k

2024

401

1.2k

2025

297

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

Energy (miscellaneous)Q1

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryNanoscience & Nanotechnology

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Engineering (miscellaneous)Materials Science (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)Energy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced battery technologies researchSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication2D Materials and ApplicationsMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Small Structures

Is Small Structures a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Small Structures: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Small Structures?

Small 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 4.02.

Is Small Structures indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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