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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Materials Horizons (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Materials Horizons published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Chemistry, Multidisciplinaryrank 38 of 258 journals
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinaryrank 74 of 489 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Materials Horizons
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Materials Horizons is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Materials Horizons
Materials Horizons follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Royal Society of Chemistry: full waiver for Research4Life Group A and B, and a reduced APC for India, Indonesia and the Philippines. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Waivers apply to fully open access journals. If Materials Horizons is a hybrid journal, you can publish without any fee through the subscription route.
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Retractions and research integrity at Materials Horizons
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Materials Horizons has 2 retracted papers in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Oct 2023. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in Materials Horizons
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of Materials Horizons
- ISSN
- 2051-6347
- eISSN
- 2051-6355
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry all its journals →
- Country
- England
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Chemistry, Multidisciplinary, Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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04How to submit
How to submit to Materials Horizons
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Materials Horizons accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
- Check the fit. Compare your title and abstract with the papers it has published; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. Materials Horizons is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
05What it publishes
What Materials Horizons publishes: real papers
06Published papers
Papers published in Materials Horizons
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Machine Learning to Design Metal-Organic Frameworks: Progress and Challenges from a Data Efficiency Perspective20253 citations
- Hybrid fabrication of multimodal intracranial probes for neural recording and local drug delivery20220 citations
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Materials Horizons
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08Similar journals
Journals similar to Materials Horizons
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- Nano ResearchSCIEScopusJCR 202416 similar papers
- Frontiers in ChemistrySCIEScopusJCR 202410 similar papers
- Coordination Chemistry ReviewsSCIEScopusJCR 20243 similar papers
- International Journal of Hydrogen EnergySCIEScopusJCR 20243 similar papers
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 202422 similar papers
- Frontiers in MedicineSCIEScopusJCR 20244 similar papers
09Same subject
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Materials Horizons when the 237 journals of Chemistry, Multidisciplinary in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Nano Letters | 9.30 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 35 | Small | 9.13 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 36 | ACS Central Science | 9.05 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 37 | Journal of Cheminformatics | 8.80 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 39 | Journal of CO2 Utilization | 8.58 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 40 | Acta Pharmacologica Sinica | 8.32 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 41 | JACS Au | 8.21 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 42 | RSC Sustainability | 8.17 | ESCI | Fully open access |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
10Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,724 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
11Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Materials Horizons?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Materials Horizons is 8.64: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 8.64 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Materials Horizons?
The h-index of Materials Horizons is 175 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 175 of its papers have each been cited at least 175 times. Its i10-index is 2,462.
What is the quartile of Materials Horizons?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Materials Horizons is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Materials Horizons indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Materials Horizons appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Materials Horizons an SCIE journal?
Yes. Materials Horizons is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Materials Horizons in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Materials Horizons is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in Materials Horizons does ScholarsColab track?
We track 2 papers published in Materials Horizons between 2022 and 2025, cited 3 times in total, with a median of 1.5 citations per paper.
Does Materials Horizons offer an APC waiver?
Materials Horizons follows the policy of Royal Society of Chemistry: full waiver for Research4Life Group A and B, and a reduced APC for India, Indonesia and the Philippines. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Materials Horizons retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 2 retracted papers in Materials Horizons, 2 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are concerns/issues about results and/or conclusions, error in analyses, error in data. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Materials Horizons?
80% of 200 recent research articles in Materials Horizons name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
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