Journal profile · CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
Liquid Crystals and their Application
ISSN 1991-3966 · Ivanovo State University
Liquid Crystals and their Application: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Liquid Crystals and their Application is published by Ivanovo State University 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 Liquid Crystal Research Advancements, Surfactants and Colloidal Systems and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies, together about 39.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMaterials Science27.8%
- Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsChemistry5.9%
- Rheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesChemical Engineering5.5%
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationComputer Science4.4%
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMaterials Science4.2%
- Optical Polarization and EllipsometryEngineering4.2%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry4%
- Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureChemistry3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 60%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 427 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 15 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 22 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 40 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 62 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 68 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Ivanovo State University
- ISSN
- 1991-3966
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Liquid Crystals and their Application
What CAS zone is Liquid Crystals and their Application in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Liquid Crystals and their Application is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Crystallography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Liquid Crystals and their Application?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Liquid Crystals and their Application is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Liquid Crystals and their Application open access, and what is the APC?
Liquid Crystals and their Application is a fully open-access 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: .