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Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0013-7944eISSN1873-7315

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.252

H-Indexi

201

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.576

Total Worksi

15,476

Total Citationsi

424,086

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Engineering Fracture Mechanics welcomes contributions addressing fracture-related problems across different length and time scales, under both operational and extreme loading and environmental conditions. The journal covers a broad range of topics in fracture mechanics to be of interest and use to both researchers and practitioners, including the fracture behavior of conventional engineering materials.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Frequency18 No. A Year, <1991->

StatusActive

Total Publications15,476

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0013-7944 / 1873-7315

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

492

16k

2019

517

17k

2020

504

13k

2021

638

12k

2022

641

11k

2023

802

8.9k

2024

883

3.9k

2025

483

162

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mechanics

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fatigue and fracture mechanicsNumerical methods in engineeringMechanical Behavior of CompositesRock Mechanics and ModelingHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior

Frequently asked questions about Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Is Engineering Fracture Mechanics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Engineering Fracture Mechanics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Engineering Fracture Mechanics?

Engineering Fracture Mechanics is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 5.31.

Is Engineering Fracture Mechanics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Engineering Fracture Mechanics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.