Materials Science Q3 Journals List 2024 - Q3 journals represent the third tier of academic journals within a specific field. They fall below Q1 and Q2 journals in terms of prestige and influence, but they still hold value for researchers and academics. Q3 journals typically have Citation Impact Factors (CIFs) between 0.5 and 1.0, meaning that articles published in these journals are cited an average of 0.5-1 times per year by other researchers.