Journal Title
Thin Solid Films

THIN SOLID FILMS

ISSN / eISSN
0040-6090
Aims and Scope
Thin Solid Films is an international journal which serves scientists and engineers working in the fields of thin-film synthesis, characterization, and applications. The field of thin films, which can be defined as the confluence of materials science, surface science, and applied physics, has become an identifiable unified discipline of scientific endeavor.
Subject Area

MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS

MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

PHYSICS, APPLIED

CiteScore
4.40 View Trend
CiteScore Ranking
Category Quartile Rank
Materials Science - Metals and Alloys Q1 #39/164
Materials Science - Surfaces and Interfaces Q2 #22/55
Materials Science - Surfaces, Coatings and Films Q2 #52/131
Materials Science - Materials Chemistry Q2 #123/306
Materials Science - Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Q2 #110/271
Web of Science Core Collection
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Indexed -
Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023) Quartile
MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS - SCIE Q4
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE Q3
PHYSICS, APPLIED - SCIE Q3
PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER - SCIE Q3
H-index
175
Country/Area of Publication
NETHERLANDS
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Frequency
Semimonthly
Year Publication Started
1967
Annual Article Volume
411
Open Access
NO
Contact
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, PO BOX 564, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, 1001
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2022-02-15
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2022-04-13

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