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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom

ISSN0036-8792eISSN1758-5775
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / 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.

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.337
H-Indexi
49
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
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Emerald Publishing
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0036-8792 / 1758-5775
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
177
1.8k
2019
128
1.3k
2020
136
1.1k
2021
138
1.1k
2022
126
820
2023
172
610
2024
172
242
2025
105
18
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. 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?

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

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref