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International Journal of Fatigue

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0142-1123eISSN1879-3452

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.666

H-Indexi

180

SNIPi

2.155

Total Worksi

14,607

Total Citationsi

350,440

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Fatigue publishes original papers on the mechanisms governing fatigue of materials and structures. Its scope includes characterization, testing, and modeling of fatigue, as well as issues related to life cycle engineering, smart materials and structures that can mitigate fatigue degradation, and fatigue of devices and structures at small scales.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 2002-

StatusActive

Total Publications14,607

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0142-1123 / 1879-3452

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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

478

20k

2019

563

20k

2020

466

14k

2021

654

17k

2022

534

11k

2023

574

7.8k

2024

581

3.2k

2025

420

309

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.

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MechanicalMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Modeling and SimulationMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fatigue and fracture mechanicsHigh Temperature Alloys and CreepMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsMechanical stress and fatigue analysisMechanical Behavior of Composites

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Fatigue

Is International Journal of Fatigue a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Fatigue: 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 International Journal of Fatigue?

International Journal of Fatigue 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 5.85.

Is International Journal of Fatigue indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Fatigue is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.