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Tribology Transactions

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN1040-2004eISSN1547-397X
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.465
H-Indexi
93
SNIPi
0.898
Total Worksi
3,700
Total Citationsi
79,993
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.17
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Mechanical; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials; Surfaces and Interfaces; Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyBimonthly
StatusActive
Total Publications3,700
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
Visit Journal Website

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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1040-2004 / 1547-397X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
128
2k
2019
103
1.2k
2020
75
964
2021
84
791
2022
89
681
2023
100
546
2024
123
213
2025
77
6
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.

Mechanical EngineeringQ2
Mechanics of MaterialsQ2
Surfaces and InterfacesQ2
Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Mechanical

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsSurfaces and InterfacesSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Tribology and Lubrication EngineeringGear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisLubricants and Their AdditivesTribology and Wear AnalysisAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Tribology Transactions

Is Tribology Transactions a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Tribology Transactions: 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 Tribology Transactions?

Tribology Transactions 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 2.17.

Is Tribology Transactions indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Tribology Transactions is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Tribology Transactions?

Subject areas: Engineering, Mechanical; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials; Surfaces and Interfaces; Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref