Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Soft Science
ISSN 2769-5441 · OAE Publishing Inc.
Soft Science: CAS Zone 2 · Materials Science (2026 Xinrui edition); hybrid open access; 60 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Soft Science is published by OAE Publishing Inc. and is classed under Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Tactile and Sensory Interactions and Conducting polymers and applications, together about 48.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering33.7%
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience8%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science7%
- Advanced Materials and MechanicsEngineering5%
- Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesMaterials Science3.8%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering3.8%
- Electromagnetic wave absorption materialsMaterials Science3.2%
- Nanomaterials and Printing TechnologiesEngineering3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
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
- 14.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 77.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 273 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 90 | 89 | 139 |
| 2025 | 60 | 57 | 888 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 923 |
| 2023 | 41 | 21 | 1,506 |
| 2022 | 24 | 23 | 652 |
| 2021 | 16 | 15 | 242 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- OAE Publishing Inc.
- ISSN
- 2769-5441
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Soft Science
What CAS zone is Soft Science in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Soft Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Soft Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Soft Science open access, and what is the APC?
Soft Science is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .