On June 18, Clarivate released the 2024 edition of the Journal Citation Reports™ (JCR™). Twenty-four academic journals from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) were indexed, with 22 receiving impact factors. Notably, 13 journals were ranked in the first quartile (Q1), and 10 were listed among the top 10 journals globally in their respective disciplines. This highlights the vigorous development and increasing international competitiveness of SJTU’s academic journals.

Leading Journals Scale New Heights, Carrying the Voice of Chinese Academia Across Multiple Disciplines

The journal Nano-Micro Letters has reached a new milestone with an impressive impact factor of 36.3. It ranks 3rd among Chinese-sponsored academic journals and 55th globally. The journal has been listed among the world’s top 100 journals for two consecutive years. Significantly, within its discipline, both the impact factor and the number of published articles have surpassed those of Nature Nanotechnology, a sub-journal of Nature. In the disciplines of Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, and Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Nano-Micro Letters ranks among the global top six. This is the highest ranking ever achieved by a nanotechnology journal from China, marking a new height in the field.

The Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science has achieved an impact factor of 11.8. For three consecutive years, it has ranked first globally in the disciplines of Engineering, Marine and Engineering, and Ocean. The journal is widely recognized by scholars worldwide.

Addressing National Strategic Priorities by Filling Gaps with Journals in Emerging Fields

Chip, the world’s first comprehensive international journal dedicated to the chip industry, has received its inaugural impact factor of 7.1. It ranked in Q1 in three disciplines: Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; and Physics, Applied. The journal operates under the guiding principle of “All About Chip.” Rooted in the development needs of China’s chip industry, Chip focuses on transformative information technologies and cutting-edge technologies, such as integrated chip innovation. It aims to establish an international academic platform for collaboration to help address critical “bottleneck” technological challenges.

Carbon Neutrality is the world’s first comprehensive academic journal dedicated to the carbon neutrality sector, with its inaugural impact factor of 12.5. It ranks 8th globally in the fields of Green & Sustainable Science & Technology and is placed within the top 15 in Energy & Fuels. The journal has made significant contributions to global climate change research by providing feasible solutions and best practices for achieving net-zero emissions.

Superconductivity, the only global superconductivity journal in JCR Q1, has an impact factor of 6.3, marking a substantial increase from last year. The journal leverages superconductivity technology as its core focus, addressing China's significant R&D demands in this field. It serves as a global platform for uniting research elites and consolidating collective expertise, driving the industrialization of superconductivity.

Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences has an impact factor of 3.9 and ranks 9th globally in the discipline of Mathematical & Computational Biology.
At its inception, the journal invited Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology Luc Montagnier to contribute an article. Since then, it has consistently focused on cross-discipline fields such as medical big data, artificial intelligence, and bioinformatics. By fostering innovation in these areas, the journal addresses critical challenges in human health and drives advancements in the life sciences.

Strengthening Strategic Coordination and Leadership to Build a New Academic Ecosystem Through Clustered Networks

Moreover, thanks to the strategic guidance of SJTU’s “14th Five-Year Plan” for journal development, several journals, including Translational Neurodegeneration, Molecular Horticulture, China Finance Review International, General Psychiatry, Translational Research, Journal of Management Analytics, and Frontiers of Narrative Studies, have maintained stable positions in the global Q1 quartile within their respective disciplines. These journals cover SJTU’s leading academic fields, including basic medicine, clinical medicine, biology, computer science and technology, as well as business and management. Since 2019, the number of SJTU journals accepted by JCR has increased by 140%. The rapid advancement of these journals aligns closely with the university's strategic planning in the areas of "Grand Ocean, Grand Health, and Grand Information." SJTU has established a high-quality, cross-disciplinary, cross-regional, cross-institutional, and internationally oriented journal cluster. A journal development model that "promotes research through journals and strengthens journals through research" has been successfully established.

As the 15th Five-Year Plan is about to begin, SJTU will continue to uphold its goal of becoming a world-class university and actively support the national innovation-driven development strategy. SJTU is committed to playing a greater role in building China into a science and technology powerhouse and advancing the development of an independent knowledge system while making new and greater contributions to telling China's story and promoting China's academic voice on the global stage.

List of Academic Journals from SJTU Indexed in JCR

Editor on Duty: Yan Cheng