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International Journal of Plasticity

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0749-6419eISSN1879-2154

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

4.21

H-Indexi

203

SNIPi

2.615

Total Worksi

4,553

Total Citationsi

285,489

2yr Mean Citednessi

13.52

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Plasticity reports original research on all aspects of plastic deformation, damage, and fracture behavior of isotropic and anisotropic solids. This includes the thermodynamics of plasticity and fracture, continuum theory, and macroscopic as well as microscopic phenomena.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 1998-

StatusActive

Total Publications4,553

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

0749-6419 / 1879-2154

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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

200

13k

2019

179

9.8k

2020

174

8.7k

2021

235

11k

2022

260

11k

2023

280

8.1k

2024

290

4.1k

2025

160

282

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.

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MechanicalMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryMechanics

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMetal Forming Simulation TechniquesMetallurgy and Material FormingHigh-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Plasticity

Is International Journal of Plasticity a predatory journal?

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

International Journal of Plasticity 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 13.52.

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

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