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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q3SCImago #14,414Gold OA

Scanning

Abbreviation (ISO):SCANNING
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.392•SCImago Rank: #14,414•Identifier (ISSN):0161-0457(Print)/1932-8745(Online)•Articles / Year: 49•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,840 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Dropped from SCI
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (2021)
43

43 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
49articles/year
100% Gold OA•91.84% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Scanning provides an international and interdisciplinary medium for the rapid exchange of information among all scientists interested in scanning electron, scanning probe, and scanning optical microscopies. Areas of specific interest include all aspects of the instrumentation associated with scanning microscopies, correlative microscopy techniques, stereometry, stereology, analytic techniques, and novel applications of the microscopies.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics69.1%Materials science68.1%Quantum mechanics54.3%Optics53.4%Computer science51.8%Engineering50.4%Chemistry49.8%Composite material45.1%Medicine36.8%Biology36.7%Organic chemistry33.8%Nanotechnology30%Mathematics29.7%Scanning electron microscope27.2%Pathology24.8%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #14,414Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1978-1981, 1983-2023
Scopus Broad Areas:Physics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.392

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
60

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.73

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,840 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations92
3-Year Documents37
Citable Documents37

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate0.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3
InstrumentationQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
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
Hindawi Limited
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1978
Editorial Address
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, USA, NJ, 07030
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

14 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250——
20241.75——
20231.9329861
20221.33114704
20211.242581,191
20200.99446513
2019—27466
2018—54810
2017—51803
2016—631,037
2015—1111,645
2014—58936
2013—711,298
2012—701,665
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Scanning

WoS Q1
01232020202120222023202420250.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01