Discover Materials Springer Nature · Switzerland · Est. 2020
ISSN 2730-7727 eISSN 2730-7727
SJR Q1 ✓ WOS ESCI ✓ Scopus / SJR ✓ DOAJ ✓ Open Access
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS ESCI +10
✓ Scopus Q1 +25
✓ DOAJ Verified +15
Total 50
Discover Materials is an open access journal publishing research across all fields relevant to materials, and areas where materials are activators for innovation and disruption. Topics include structural materials, functional materials, energy materials, and more. A journal in Springer Nature’s Discover Series: Rigorous, representative and wide-reaching.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
10
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Country / Region Switzerland
Primary Language English
1st Year Published 2020
Annual Volume ~ 153 articles / year
Status Active (last: 2026)
Total Publications 622
Publisher Org Springer Nature
OA Since 2019
Peer Review Single-blind
Review Time ~10 weeks
Acceptance Rate —
OA License CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate —
COPE Member ✗ No
OASPA Member ✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists ✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection ✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico CLOCKSS
✅ Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Nature
✅ Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅ Is the ISSN verified?
2730-7727 / 2730-7727
✅ Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
✅ Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
❌ Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌ APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅ Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅ Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
✅ Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅ 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.
Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher
Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.
Metals and Alloys Q1
Biomaterials Q2
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Q2
Materials Science (miscellaneous) Q2
Web of Science Categories
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Scopus Categories
Biomaterials Materials Science (miscellaneous) Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Metals and Alloys
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Concrete and Cement Materials Research Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref