Journal profile · PHYSICS, APPLIED
Journal of Surface Science and Technology
ISSN 0970-1893 · eISSN 0976-9420 · Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology
Journal of Surface Science and Technology: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Surface Science and Technology is published by Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Surfactants and Colloidal Systems, Environmental Chemistry and Analysis and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, together about 45.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHYSICS, APPLIED
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsChemistry29.5%
- Environmental Chemistry and AnalysisEnvironmental Science10.6%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Electrostatics and Colloid InteractionsChemistry5.4%
- Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Adsorption, diffusion, and thermodynamic properties of materialsChemistry5%
- Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationChemistry4.3%
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesChemistry3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surfaces, Coatings and Films | Q4 | 111/131 | 15th |
| Materials Chemistry | Q4 | 266/306 | 13th |
| Surfaces and Interfaces | Q4 | 50/55 | 10th |
| Electrochemistry | Q4 | 53/54 | 2nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 430 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 104 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 89 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 112 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology
- ISSN
- 0970-1893
- Electronic ISSN
- 0976-9420
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Surface Science and Technology
Which databases index Journal of Surface Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Surface Science and Technology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Surface Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Surface Science and Technology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .