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Discover Applied Sciences

Springer Nature · Switzerland · Est. 2024

ISSN3004-9261eISSN3004-9261

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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?

138

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 118d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.573

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.109

Total Worksi

2,724

Total Citationsi

8,882

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Discover Applied Sciences is a multi-disciplinary open access journal covering applied life sciences, chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, engineering, materials science and physics. Indexed in DOAJ, the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus with a CiteScore 2024 of 6.5, Ei Compendex and others. Formerly SN Applied Sciences (2023 Impact Factor: 2.8), we expect to receive our first Impact Factor under the new name in 2026. A journal in Springer Nature’s Discover Series: Rigorous, representative and wide-reaching.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2024

Annual Volume~ 767 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,724

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

3004-9261 / 3004-9261

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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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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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

2001

720

6.1k

2024

1.6k

5.6k

2025

877

136

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Engineering (miscellaneous)Materials Science (miscellaneous)Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsNanofluid Flow and Heat TransferConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchSmart Agriculture and AIInnovative concrete reinforcement materialsNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesLandslides and related hazards

Frequently asked questions about Discover Applied Sciences

Is Discover Applied Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Discover Applied Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Discover Applied Sciences?

Discover Applied Sciences 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 3.26.

Is Discover Applied Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Discover Applied Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.