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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom

ISSN0036-8792eISSN1758-5775

SJR Q3✓ 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 75% 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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.337

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.664

Total Worksi

4,012

Total Citationsi

24,619

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Mechanical; Energy (miscellaneous); Mechanical Engineering; Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 157 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,012

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0036-8792 / 1758-5775

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

177

1.8k

2019

127

1.2k

2020

135

1.1k

2021

138

1.1k

2022

126

782

2023

172

556

2024

172

198

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.

Energy (miscellaneous)Q3

Mechanical EngineeringQ3

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Mechanical

Scopus Categories

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsMechanical EngineeringEnergy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Tribology and Lubrication EngineeringLubricants and Their AdditivesTribology and Wear AnalysisGear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

Is Industrial Lubrication and Tribology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: 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 Industrial Lubrication and Tribology?

Industrial Lubrication and Tribology 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 1.60.

Is Industrial Lubrication and Tribology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Industrial Lubrication and Tribology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Industrial Lubrication and Tribology?