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Welding Journal

American Welding Society · United States

ISSN0043-2296eISSN0043-2296

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.254

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.822

Total Worksi

930

Total Citationsi

15,576

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

AWS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the science, technology, and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes worldwide, including brazing, soldering and thermal spraying.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications930

Publisher OrgAmerican Welding Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

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?

American Welding Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0043-2296 / 0043-2296

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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

323

2019

474

2020

412

2021

182

2022

137

2023

2024

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.

Mechanical EngineeringQ3

Mechanics of MaterialsQ3

Metals and AlloysQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Welding Techniques and Residual StressesAdvanced Welding Techniques AnalysisMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsMetal Alloys Wear and Properties

Frequently asked questions about Welding Journal

Is Welding Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Welding Journal: 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 Welding Journal?

Welding Journal 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 1.46.

Is Welding Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Welding Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.