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Materials Futures

Institute of Physics · United Kingdom · Est. 2021

ISSN2752-5724eISSN2752-5724

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ 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?

123

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 89d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.341

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

244

Total Citationsi

4,101

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Biomaterials.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications244

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 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

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Physics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2752-5724 / 2752-5724

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

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?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

401

2021

1.5k

2022

1.4k

2023

926

2024

318

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.

BiomaterialsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Biomaterials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsPerovskite Materials and Applications2D Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionConducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingHigh Entropy Alloys StudiesQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

Frequently asked questions about Materials Futures

Is Materials Futures a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Materials Futures: 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 Materials Futures?

Materials Futures 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 6.92.

Is Materials Futures indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Materials Futures is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Materials Futures?