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Status
Active
Coverage
2006–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.9
SJR · SCImago
0.228
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
51
Best quartile
Q2 · 58th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | 93 / 223 | 58th | Q2 |
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Sains Malaysiana
Sains Malaysiana is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.9), WoS SCIE. Published by Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
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ISSN 0126-6039Verify ISSN ↗2735-0118Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIE
1.9
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Sains Malaysiana indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2006–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.9.
What quartile is Sains Malaysiana in Scopus?
Sains Malaysiana is Q2 in Multidisciplinary (rank 93 of 223), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Sains Malaysiana?
Sains Malaysiana is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 1.9, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 58th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.228, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 51.
Who publishes Sains Malaysiana and what is its ISSN?
Sains Malaysiana is published by Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Its print ISSN is 0126-6039 and its online ISSN is 2735-0118.
Is Sains Malaysiana in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Sains Malaysiana open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Sains Malaysiana? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Sains Malaysiana has an h-index of 46 and a 2-year mean of 0.79 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #103 of 208 Scopus journals in Multidisciplinary.
46
h-index
0.79
2-yr mean citations
695
i10-index
3,755
works indexed
23,303
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#103 of 208 Top 50% Multidisciplinary
Sains Malaysiana published 240 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 390. 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. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Sains Malaysiana? — latest 92 articles, 2026
In its latest 92 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Malaysia (64.9%), Indonesia (11.4%) and Thailand (6.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Sains Malaysiana? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.3 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases
- Author concentration64.9% of recent authorship from Malaysia
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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