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Journal of Rheology

Society of Rheology · Japan

ISSN0148-6055eISSN1520-8516

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.717

H-Indexi

162

SNIPi

1.246

Total Worksi

3,753

Total Citationsi

169,152

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Mechanics; Condensed Matter Physics; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency8 No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,753

Publisher OrgAmerican Institute of Physics

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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?

Society of Rheology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0148-6055 / 1520-8516

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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

2.4k

2019

102

2.2k

2020

103

1.6k

2021

106

2022

777

2023

485

2024

193

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mechanics

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolysaccharides Composition and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Rheology

Is Journal of Rheology a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Rheology 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 3.06.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Rheology?