Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology

Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mechanical Behavior of Composites, Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions, together about 27.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology (JAST) provides a forum for the basic and applied aspects of adhesion, chemistry of adhesives, coatings and sealants, and structure-properties relationships in adhesive joints and deals with applications of adhesion principles in all areas of technology. Furthermore, JAST also focuses on bioadhesion, corrosion, wood adhesion and adhesives, joining of materials by welding, medical adhesives and dental adhesives and sealants, some important emerging areas in which adhesion science and technology is especially relevant in applied science. Progress in adhesion science has slowed in recent years and an innovative approach is necessary to push the subject in to new areas. Our current knowledge is sufficiently advanced to justify deeper research in to those issues that currently lie on the fringes of our understanding, focusing on multidisciplinary research and relationships between structures and properties. In order to enhance our knowledge on adhesion science, JAST will bridge the gap between chemistry, mechanics, physics, engineering, materials science, medicine and joining methodologies of different materials through accurate and current reporting of worldwide developments in adhesives, coatings and sealant chemistries, surface modification of materials, fracture mechanics and adhesion measurement. Our aim for JAST is to become the journal for the publication of innovative research and reviews, presenting articles to a broad readership interested in adhesion and the joining of all kinds of materials. The scope of JAST is to continue to be at the forefront of adhesion research and development. Issues will contain original articles, reviews and short communications dealing with, but not restricted to, the following areas: surface modifications of materials to improve their adhesion; wood adhesion; pressure-sensitive adhesives and tapes; hot melt adhesives; structural adhesion; adhesion in dentistry; adhesion aspects in culture heritage; chemistry and functional adhesives, coatings and sealants; wettability and surface energetics; destructive and non-destructive adhesion measurement methods; contact mechanics; ageing and durability of adhesive joints; metal adhesion; smart and biomimetic adhesion and adhesives; natural adhesives; corrosion; joining of materials by welding; additive manufacturing; surface conditioning methods; polymer and composites adhesives; paper and cardboard adhesion; biological and medical adhesio

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Editor-in-chief Jose Miguel Martín-MartínezPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 1, Switzerland 1, Czechia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

• JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
• CiteScore Q1 · 2025

Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

EI CompendexINSPECGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: ProQuest, Academic Keys, CASSI SM Chimica, Clarivate Analytics: Reaction Citation Index™, Clarivate Analytics: SciSearch®, Electronic Journals Library (EZB), Polymer Library (formerly RAPRA Abstracts), ProQuest® Abstracts in New Technology & Engineering, ProQuest® Aerospace Database, ProQuest® Aluminium Industry Abstracts, ProQuest® Ceramic Abstracts, ProQuest® Civil Engineering Abstracts, ProQuest® Computer and Information Systems Abstracts, ProQuest® Copper Technical Reference Library, ProQuest® Corrosion Abstracts, ProQuest® Earthquake Engineering Abstracts Database, ProQuest® Electronics and Communications Database, ProQuest® Engineered Materials Abstracts, ProQuest® Materials Business File, ProQuest® Materials Science & Engineering Database, ProQuest® METADEX, ProQuest® SciTech Premium Collection, ProQuest® Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts, ProQuest® Technology Collection, Science & Technology Collection

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Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.

Impact

Impact factor

3.38LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

3.4Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

3.1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

6.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

6.8Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.55LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.55Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

0.96LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

0.96Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

61LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

105OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

2,859OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

3.98OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

14.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

1.36%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

179LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

153,000Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 6.5 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Acceptance rate (publisher)

29%Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to first decision

5 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

47 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

16 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Country or region

NETHERLANDS

Language

English

Frequency

Monthly

Founded

1987

ISSN

0169-4243

Electronic ISSN

1568-5616

Latest issue on the website

Volume 40, Issue 18 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website