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WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,272CAS 2区Gold OA

Communications Materials

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.136•SCImago Rank: #1,272•Identifier (ISSN):2662-4443(Print)•Articles / Year: 115•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,829 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
9.1
↓ -0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
55

55 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ1
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
115articles/year
100% Gold OA•95% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.1)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.6)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.5)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.8)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Communications Materials is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics92.1%Materials science90.2%Quantum mechanics82.2%Chemistry79%Engineering75.9%Organic chemistry66.7%Composite material50.5%Biology50.2%Nanotechnology46.3%Optoelectronics44.8%Optics40.3%Metallurgy39%Condensed matter physics37.8%Thermodynamics37.8%Electrical engineering36.8%Chemical engineering34.6%Computer science34.6%Mathematics29.8%Crystallography28.6%Biochemistry25.1%Medicine24.8%Physical chemistry21.9%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,272Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2020-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringMaterials Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.136

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
55

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.34

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,829 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,454
3-Year Documents479
Citable Documents471

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate25.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Materials Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRESCI
84/472Q1
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCIESCI
93/473Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

8 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—319396
20259.63212,301
20247.52805,355
20237.81123,298
2022—1054,793
2021—1195,134
2020—1045,424
2019—121
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Communications Materials

WoS Q1
5710122023202420259.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:9.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: d5f86f8b-1c33-41d5-b650-f6de59727ade
Database Updated: 2026-10-01