APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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Journal Title
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
APPL SURF SCI
ISSN / eISSN
0169-4332
Aims and Scope
Applied Surface Science covers topics contributing to a better understanding of surfaces, interfaces, nanostructures and their applications. The journal is concerned with scientific research on the atomic and molecular level of material properties determined with specific surface analytical techniques and/or computational methods, as well as the processing of such structures.
Subject Area
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS
PHYSICS, APPLIED
CiteScore
12.70
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CiteScore Ranking
Category | Quartile | Rank |
---|---|---|
Physics and Astronomy - Condensed Matter Physics | Q1 | #18/423 |
Physics and Astronomy - Surfaces, Coatings and Films | Q1 | #9/131 |
Physics and Astronomy - Surfaces and Interfaces | Q1 | #5/55 |
Web of Science Core Collection
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) |
---|---|
Indexed | - |
Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023) | Quartile |
---|---|
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL - SCIE | Q2 |
MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS - SCIE | Q1 |
PHYSICS, APPLIED - SCIE | Q1 |
PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER - SCIE | Q1 |
H-index
159
Country/Area of Publication
NETHERLANDS
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Frequency
Semimonthly
Year Publication Started
1985
Annual Article Volume
3441
Open Access
NO
Contact
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE
Verified Reviews
Foreign peers in the field of surface catalysis strongly resist this journal, as they believe that publishing an article in it can greatly affect their reputation. For instance, a friend collaborated with a catalysis materials expert from the Max Planck Institute and submitted an article to ASS. After receiving the submission email, the expert was very angry and directly requested the author to withdraw the manuscript and submit it to another journal.
Furthermore, this year the self-citation rate of this journal is outrageously high, and its impact factor is supported by some reviews. To be objective, the journal is only at the level of the fourth quartile. It is astonishing that it has been elevated to the first quartile in China. It is truly incomprehensible.
2022/2/28 with editor;
2022/3/1 under review, unable to find reviewers who agreed to review, typically only one reviewer accepted every week, took 40 days to receive comments from three reviewers on 4/8, notified corresponding author of minor revisions on the same day;
2022/4/8 major revise, two major revisions and one minor revision, editor provided a two-month timeframe for revisions, but delayed the process by conducting other experiments, started revisions around May 10th, took two weeks to complete experiments and calculations;
2022/5/23 revision submitted to journal;
2022/5/24 under review, however, two out of three initial reviewers declined the review invitation, editor notified on 6/10 that one reviewer agreed to review;
2022/6/14 accept, the only reviewer who agreed to review provided an acceptance decision on 6/14, editor made the decision to accept on the same day.
The editor is Dr. Ian Shuttleworth from the UK, he is very efficient, taking no more than a day to send for review or make a decision on acceptance. It is possible that finding suitable reviewers in my specific field took longer, resulting in a longer review process. If I had made revisions more quickly, it would have been sufficient to receive acceptance within three months.
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