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Exploration

John Wiley and Sons Inc · China · Est. 2021

ISSN2766-2098

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

4.726

H-Indexi

SNIPi

2.605

Total Worksi

545

Total Citationsi

17,429

2yr Mean Citednessi

11.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Multidisciplinary Sciences; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Multidisciplinary.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications545

Publisher OrgWiley

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

10/11 · 91%

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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?

2766-2098

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

3.5k

2021

5.1k

2022

139

6.8k

2023

2.9k

2024

125

1.5k

2025

112

108

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryMultidisciplinary SciencesNanoscience & Nanotechnology

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsAdvancements in Battery Materials

Frequently asked questions about Exploration

Is Exploration a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Exploration?

Exploration 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 11.79.

Is Exploration indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Exploration?