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1977–1985
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Applications of Surface Science
Applications of Surface Science is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 0378-5963Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
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Quick answers
Is Applications of Surface Science indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1977–1985).
What is the impact factor of Applications of Surface Science?
Applications of Surface Science has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Applications of Surface Science and what is its ISSN?
Applications of Surface Science is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 0378-5963.
Is Applications of Surface Science in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Applications of Surface Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Applications of Surface Science for 9 years, between 1977 and 1985. Coverage ended in 1985, 41 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 983 works and 23,243 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 1985, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 1985, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Applications of Surface Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Applications of Surface Science has an h-index of 74 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
74
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
486
i10-index
983
works indexed
23,243
total citations
Applications of Surface Science published 180 papers in 1985. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Applications of Surface Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1985. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 1985
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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