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Journal of Adhesion

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1969

ISSN0021-8464eISSN1545-5823

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.493

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.103

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

248

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Chemical; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Mechanics; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Materials Chemistry; Mechanics of Materials; Surfaces and Interfaces; Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyMonthly, Jan. 2002

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications37

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-8464 / 1545-5823

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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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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?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

103

1.5k

2019

2020

1.5k

2021

649

2022

658

2023

354

2024

178

2025

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Materials ChemistryQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Surfaces and InterfacesQ2

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, ChemicalMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryMechanics

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsSurfaces and InterfacesSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsChemistry (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Synthesis and properties of polymersMechanical Behavior of CompositesFiber-reinforced polymer compositesAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsEarthquake and Disaster Impact Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Adhesion

Is Journal of Adhesion a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Adhesion: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Adhesion?

Journal of Adhesion 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.

Is Journal of Adhesion indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Adhesion is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.