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Key Engineering Materials

Trans Tech Publications Ltd · Switzerland

ISSN1013-9826

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.17

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.242

Total Worksi

64,823

Total Citationsi

177,718

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 570 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications64,823

Publisher OrgTrans Tech Publications

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Trans Tech Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1013-9826

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

1.7k

5.7k

2019

1.5k

4.6k

2020

1.1k

2.4k

2021

1.4k

3.1k

2022

753

1.2k

2023

533

489

2024

424

154

2025

441

1.8k

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)Q4

Mechanical EngineeringQ4

Mechanics of MaterialsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced ceramic materials synthesisAdvanced Surface Polishing TechniquesBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsAdvanced machining processes and optimizationMetallurgy and Material FormingAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMetal Forming Simulation TechniquesAdvanced materials and compositesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsFatigue and fracture mechanics

Frequently asked questions about Key Engineering Materials

Is Key Engineering Materials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Key Engineering Materials: it is indexed in 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 Key Engineering Materials?

Key Engineering Materials is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.17.

Is Key Engineering Materials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Key Engineering Materials is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Key Engineering Materials?