Science, technology, engineering and medicine. The established science index, and the one most Indian institutions mean when they say “SCI journal”.
Clarivate Master Journal List • 2026-2027
Web of Science Journal List: SCIE, SSCI, AHCI & ESCI Explained
What each of the four Core Collection indexes actually covers, why “Web of Science indexed” with no index named is a warning rather than a credential, and how to check any journal by ISSN on Clarivate’s own Master Journal List in about two minutes.
The Web of Science Core Collection is Clarivate’s curated citation index. When an Indian university asks for an “SCI journal” or a “Web of Science indexed journal”, this is the database it means — and the Master Journal List at mjl.clarivate.com is the only authoritative record of what is in it.
The single most useful thing to understand is that “Web of Science indexed” is not one thing. The Core Collection contains four separate indexes with different scopes and, crucially, different selection bars. A journal can be truthfully described as Web of Science indexed while sitting in the index with the lowest bar of the four. Knowing which one a journal is actually in is most of the job.
Four indexes, one Core Collection
SCIE, SSCI, AHCI & ESCI
Social sciences — economics, sociology, psychology, education, management and related fields.
Arts, humanities, literature, history, philosophy and languages.
Journals under evaluation that have not yet met the full SCIE, SSCI or AHCI selection criteria. A genuine Core Collection index, at a deliberately lower editorial bar.
ESCI is the one to watch. It is a genuine Core Collection index, and being in it is a real achievement for a newer journal. But it exists precisely for titles that have not yet met the SCIE, SSCI or AHCI criteria. A journal advertising “Web of Science indexed” without naming the index, while sitting in ESCI, is not lying — it is relying on you not to ask.
Where the list actually lives
The Web of Science Journal List
There is exactly one authoritative Web of Science journal list, and Clarivate maintains it. Reporting on the Master Journal List puts the current scale at roughly 22,972 journals carrying at least one Core Collection index — but treat any figure as a moving target, because titles are added and removed continuously.
Two ways to use it:
- Search it, free. The search page is open to anyone. You can search by journal title, keyword or ISSN, and filter by Web of Science coverage, subject category, country and publisher.
- Download the collection lists. Clarivate publishes per-index downloads, and a free Master Journal List login is needed to access the download files. The search needs no login at all.
SCIEScience Citation Index Expanded
Search the Master Journal List and filter Web of Science Coverage to SCIE →
SSCISocial Sciences Citation IndexFilter coverage to SSCI for social science titles →
AHCIArts & Humanities Citation IndexFilter coverage to AHCI for arts and humanities →
ESCIEmerging Sources Citation IndexFilter coverage to ESCI — check this before believing an SCIE claim →
Source list — search the official Web of Science journal list here:
https://mjl.clarivate.com/search-results
We deliberately do not host a copy of the full list. Any third-party “Web of Science list 2026” is a snapshot of a past moment, and a journal removed from the Core Collection last quarter will still appear in it — which is exactly the mistake this page exists to prevent. Clarivate’s own search is free and always current.
Master Journal List entries
Web of Science Journals — Title, ISSN & Publisher
18 titles, each with the ISSN you use to run the check. Search any of them at Clarivate to read its coverage record.
How to read the coverage column. Titles, ISSNs, publishers and countries below are verified against the official ISSN Portal. Where the Web of Science coverage column names an index, that index is reported; where it says Read at MJL, only Clarivate states it and we will not guess — on a page arguing that unverified indexing claims are worthless, inventing one would be self-refuting.
The full Core Collection runs to roughly 22,972 titles and lives at Clarivate, where the search is free and always current. Confirm every row at mjl.clarivate.com by searching its ISSN — which is the habit this whole page is trying to build.
18 journals
| Journal title | ISSN | Publisher | Country | WoS coverage | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1616: Anuario de Literatura Comparada | 0210-7287 | Universidad de Salamanca | Spain | Read at MJL | MJL |
| 20 & 21: Revue d’Histoire | 2649-664X | Presses de Sciences Po | France | Read at MJL | MJL |
| 2D Materials | 2053-1583 | IOP Publishing | United Kingdom | Read at MJL | MJL |
| 3 Biotech | 2190-572X | Springer | Germany | Read at MJL | MJL |
| 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing | 2329-7662 | Mary Ann Liebert | United States | Read at MJL | MJL |
| 3D Printing in Medicine | 2365-6271 | Springer | Germany | Read at MJL | MJL |
| 3L: Journal of Language Teaching, Linguistics and Literature | 0128-5157 | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Malaysia | Read at MJL | MJL |
| 452°F: Journal of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature | 2013-3294 | Universitat de Barcelona | Spain | Read at MJL | MJL |
| 4OR: A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research | 1619-4500 | Springer | Germany | Read at MJL | MJL |
| AAA: Arbeiten aus Anglistik und Amerikanistik | 0171-5410 | Narr Francke Attempto | Germany | Read at MJL | MJL |
| Journal of Marketing | 0022-2429 | Sage Publications | United States | SSCI | MJL |
| Journal of Financial Economics | 0304-405X | Elsevier | Netherlands | SSCI | MJL |
| Academy of Management Journal | 0001-4273 | Academy of Management | United States | SSCI | MJL |
| Academy of Management Review | 0363-7425 | Academy of Management | United States | SSCI | MJL |
| Journal of International Business Studies | 0047-2506 | Springer | United Kingdom | SSCI | MJL |
| Journal of Operations Management | 0272-6963 | Wiley-Blackwell | United States | SCIE, SSCI | MJL |
| Strategic Management Journal | 0142-3095 | Wiley-Blackwell | United States | SSCI | MJL |
| Journal of Finance | 0022-1082 | American Finance Association | United States | SSCI | MJL |
No journal here matches that search. Try part of the title, an ISSN or the publisher — then search the full list at mjl.clarivate.com.
Read the coverage column first. Notice that Journal of Operations Management carries two indexes, SCIE and SSCI, while the reported rows around it carry SSCI alone. That is the distinction an author needs and almost never checks: a requirement written for SCIE is not satisfied by an SSCI-only or ESCI-only title, however the journal describes itself. The SCIE vs ESCI section below explains why that matters to your file.
Search the full Web of Science journal list here:
https://mjl.clarivate.com/search-results
You can search several ISSNs at once by adding them to the issn= parameter, comma separated — useful for checking a whole shortlist in one go.
Seven steps, about two minutes
How to Check Whether a Journal Is Indexed in Web of Science
Open the Master Journal List
Go to mjl.clarivate.com/search-results. Searching is free and needs no subscription; only the downloadable collection lists require a free MJL login.
Search by ISSN first
Enter the ISSN rather than the title. Hijacked journals clone titles convincingly; they cannot make the genuine ISSN resolve to their own record.
Compare the exact title
Check it character for character against the journal’s own site. An added word, a changed preposition or a different spelling means a different journal.
Check the publisher
The publisher in the MJL record must match the publisher on the journal’s site. A mismatch here is the clearest single sign of a hijacked title.
Read the Web of Science Coverage field
This is the step that matters most. The record names which index or indexes the journal sits in — SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI. A journal in ESCI alone is not an SCIE journal, however it describes itself.
Filter and cross-check
MJL lets you filter by Web of Science coverage, subject category, country and publisher. Use those filters to confirm the record you are looking at is the journal you mean.
Check the quartile separately
A JCR quartile comes from Journal Citation Reports, not from the MJL record. Confirm the category and the quartile there before you quote one.
The distinction that costs authors most
SCIE vs ESCI — Why It Matters to Your File
Both are Web of Science Core Collection indexes. Both are real. They are not interchangeable, and the difference frequently decides whether a publication counts:
- Selection bar. SCIE, SSCI and AHCI apply the full editorial criteria. ESCI covers titles under evaluation that have not yet met those criteria.
- Impact Factor. The Journal Impact Factor is published in Journal Citation Reports. Historically ESCI titles did not receive one, which is why an ESCI journal quoting a “JIF” deserves a close look at where that number came from.
- Institutional recognition. Many Indian universities and CAS criteria name SCIE or SSCI specifically. An ESCI publication may not satisfy a requirement written for SCIE — and that is a question for your research section, in writing, before you submit.
None of this makes ESCI a bad place to publish. It makes it a different place, and one you should choose knowingly rather than discover afterwards.
Decision table
What Your Requirement Really Asks For
Five common wordings, and the index that actually satisfies each one.
| The file asks for | Index that satisfies it | Read on the MJL record | Quote in your file |
|---|---|---|---|
| "SCI journal" | SCIE (what "SCI" means today) | Web of Science Coverage: Science Citation Index Expanded | Journal title, ISSN, index, JCR year |
| "SCIE or SSCI journal" | SCIE or SSCI | Coverage names one of the two | The index actually named, not "Web of Science" |
| "Web of Science indexed journal" | Any Core Collection index, ESCI included | The index named; ESCI alone is still Web of Science | The index, so nobody assumes SCIE |
| "Journal with an Impact Factor" | SCIE, SSCI or AHCI (JIF comes from JCR) | Coverage, then open JCR for the figure | JIF value, JCR edition and year |
| "Q1 journal" | A title ranked Q1 in a named JCR category | Coverage, then the category quartile in JCR | Category name with the quartile and year |
Where the numbers come from
Impact Factor & JCR Quartiles
The Journal Impact Factor and the Q1–Q4 quartiles both come from Journal Citation Reports, a separate Clarivate product — not from the Master Journal List record. So the MJL tells you whether a journal is indexed; JCR tells you how it ranks.
A quartile is a rank within a specific JCR subject category, and a journal can sit in more than one category with a different quartile in each. Our guide to Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 journals explains the calculation, the common myths and how to check a quartile yourself.
From record to rank
MJL Tells You If; JCR Tells You How It Ranks
Six moves from a journal name to a quartile you can defend.
- Search the ISSNOn the Master Journal List, by ISSN rather than title.
- Read the coverageThe record names the index: SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI.
- Open Journal Citation ReportsA separate Clarivate product; most universities reach it through the library.
- Pick the categoryA journal can sit in several JCR categories, each with its own quartile.
- Read JIF and quartileNote the JCR edition and year the figures belong to.
- Quote all of itTitle, ISSN, index, category, quartile, JIF and year, so the file can be checked.
Three different things
Web of Science vs Scopus vs DOAJ
| Web of Science | Scopus | DOAJ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run by | Clarivate | Elsevier | DOAJ, a non-profit |
| What it is | Curated citation index | Abstract & citation database | Directory of open access journals |
| Cost to be listed | Free to apply | Free to apply | Free to apply |
| Headline metric | Journal Impact Factor | CiteScore | None — it is not a metrics service |
| Check at | mjl.clarivate.com | scopus.com/sources | doaj.org |
| Best used for | Established prestige and JCR quartiles | Breadth of coverage and CiteScore | Confirming genuine, transparent open access |
They answer different questions, and a serious journal check uses all three. See our Scopus verification guide and DOAJ journal list guide.
Check it yourself
The Same Rule, Applied to JMVRA
This journal is not in Web of Science, Scopus or DOAJ and does not say otherwise. These are its own profiles and listings, plus three search links, to check at the source like any other journal.
- Crossref Search (opens in a new tab)Search resultsCrossref works matching the journal name — a discovery link.
- Google Scholar (opens in a new tab)Journal profileThe journal's Google Scholar profile and its listed papers.
- Academia (opens in a new tab)Journal profileThe journal's Academia.edu profile with shared papers.
- Scholar9 (opens in a new tab)Journal listingJournal page on the transparent peer-review registry.
- ORWave (opens in a new tab)Journal listingThe journal's listing on the Open Research Wave platform.
- OpenAlex (opens in a new tab)Search resultsOpenAlex works search for the journal — a discovery link.
- Google Search (opens in a new tab)Search resultsA web search for the journal's full name — a discovery link.
Discovery links, not indexing claims. Crossref Search, OpenAlex and Google Search open search results; they show what those services find, not that the journal is indexed there or holds a DOI prefix. The profile and listing links open the journal's own records.
Six claims that prove nothing
How to Spot a Fake Web of Science Claim
“Web of Science indexed” with no index named
Core Collection covers four indexes at very different bars. A journal that will not say which one is usually in ESCI and would rather you assumed SCIE.
“SCI indexed”
There is no current index called plain “SCI” — it was superseded by SCIE. The phrase persists in Indian academic usage, so read it as a claim to SCIE and verify that specifically.
A Clarivate or Web of Science logo
An image. Anyone can host one, and it carries no verification whatsoever.
“Impact Factor 7.4” with no JCR record
The Journal Impact Factor is published in Journal Citation Reports for titles in SCIE and SSCI. A number quoted with no JCR entry behind it is not a JIF, whatever it is called.
“Under evaluation for Web of Science”
Means not indexed. Evaluation outcomes are not guaranteed and many titles never pass.
A downloadable “Web of Science list 2026” from a third party
Only Clarivate maintains the list. Any other copy is a snapshot of a past moment, and titles are added and removed continuously.
And the clearest warning of all: anyone quoting a price to place your paper in a named SCI, SCIE or Web of Science journal is selling something legitimate scholarly publishing does not offer. No one can guarantee acceptance or indexing, and many Indian institutions treat such arrangements as research misconduct. See how cloned and predatory journals operate.
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Web of Science Verification Checklist
If a journal fails any of the first five, stop there.
- The ISSN on the journal’s site returns a record in the Master Journal List.
- The exact title in the MJL record matches the journal, character for character.
- The publisher in the record matches the publisher on the site.
- The Web of Science Coverage field names a specific index — SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI.
- If the journal claims SCIE, the record actually says SCIE and not ESCI.
- Any quoted Impact Factor traces to a Journal Citation Reports entry.
- Any quoted quartile names the JCR subject category it belongs to.
- The journal’s scope genuinely covers your subject.
- Article processing charges are published before submission.
- A published DOI resolves and its metadata matches the article.
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Every submission is peer reviewed before any decision, screened for similarity, and published open access with a Crossref DOI. The publication charge applies only after acceptance — nothing is payable to submit or to be reviewed. Run the same verification on us that this page asks you to run on anyone else; the policies are published in full for exactly that reason.
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Popular questions and answers
Frequently Asked Questions
These visible answers also power the FAQ structured data on this page.
What is the Web of Science journal list?
It is the Master Journal List, maintained by Clarivate at mjl.clarivate.com. It is the authoritative record of which journals carry a Web of Science index, and it is freely searchable by title, keyword or ISSN.
What does the Web of Science Core Collection include?
Four indexes: the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), the Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
How many journals are in the Web of Science Core Collection?
Reporting on the Master Journal List puts the figure at roughly 22,972 journals carrying at least one Core Collection index. Treat any specific number as a moving target — titles are added and removed continuously, and the list itself is the only current answer.
What is the difference between SCIE and ESCI?
SCIE is the established science index. ESCI covers journals under evaluation that have not yet met the full SCIE, SSCI or AHCI selection criteria — a real Core Collection index at a deliberately lower editorial bar. A journal in ESCI alone should not be described as SCIE indexed.
Is SCI the same as SCIE?
In current usage, effectively yes: the Science Citation Index was superseded by the Science Citation Index Expanded. The phrase “SCI journal” persists in Indian academic usage, so read it as a claim to SCIE and verify that specifically on the Master Journal List.
How do I check whether a journal is indexed in Web of Science?
Search the ISSN at mjl.clarivate.com/search-results, then compare the exact title and the publisher, and read the Web of Science Coverage field to see which index the journal actually sits in. The seven steps are set out in full on this page.
Can I download the full Web of Science journal list?
Clarivate publishes collection list downloads, and a free Master Journal List login is needed to access the download files. The search itself is open to anyone without a login.
What is the difference between Web of Science and Scopus?
Web of Science is Clarivate’s database and the source of the Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartiles. Scopus is Elsevier’s and the source of CiteScore, SJR and SNIP. A journal may be covered by one, both or neither, and coverage in one says nothing about the other.
Does a Web of Science journal automatically count for my university?
No. What counts is set by your own institution under the regulations applicable to your admission year. Ask your research section in writing rather than assuming an indexing status settles it.
Is JMVRA indexed in Web of Science?
Check it yourself rather than taking any journal’s word for its own indexing, including ours. Search our ISSN on the Master Journal List and read what Clarivate returns. This page gives you the method precisely so you never have to rely on a claim.
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