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Journal of Fire Sciences

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0734-9041eISSN1530-8049

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.439

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.817

Total Works

1,332

Total Citations

21,534

2yr Mean Citedness

1.67

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on fire behavior, fire resistance, and fire safety, including studies on material flammability, fire suppression systems, smoke management, and fire investigation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,332

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0734-9041 / 1530-8049

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MultidisciplinaryMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fire dynamics and safety researchFlame retardant materials and propertiesCombustion and Detonation ProcessesFire effects on ecosystemsEvacuation and Crowd Dynamics