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Lubrication Science

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0954-0075eISSN1557-6833

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

273

days submission → published

measured · last 11 articles · accept 253d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.399

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.639

Total Worksi

1,530

Total Citationsi

14,271

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Chemical; Engineering, Mechanical; Surfaces, Coatings and Films; Materials Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 53 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,530

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0954-0075 / 1557-6833

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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

Citations received

308

2019

490

2020

404

2021

401

2022

231

2023

184

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.

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ2

Materials ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, ChemicalEngineering, Mechanical

Scopus Categories

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lubricants and Their AdditivesTribology and Wear AnalysisTribology and Lubrication EngineeringGear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Lubrication Science

Is Lubrication Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Lubrication Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Lubrication Science?

Lubrication Science 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 1.25.

Is Lubrication Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Lubrication Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Lubrication Science?