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International Journal of Damage Mechanics

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN1056-7895eISSN1530-7921
SJR Q1WOS 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.921
H-Indexi
70
SNIPi
1.373
Total Worksi
1,410
Total Citationsi
30,674
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.51
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
17
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 52 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications1,410
Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing
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?
SAGE Publications Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1056-7895 / 1530-7921
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
67
1.4k
2019
61
1.4k
2020
68
1.4k
2021
55
944
2022
46
478
2023
68
418
2024
41
55
2025
93
22
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.

Computational MechanicsQ1
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Mechanical EngineeringQ1
Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryMechanics

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical EngineeringComputational Mechanics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fatigue and fracture mechanicsRock Mechanics and ModelingNumerical methods in engineeringMechanical Behavior of CompositesHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Damage Mechanics

Is International Journal of Damage Mechanics a predatory journal?

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

International Journal of Damage Mechanics 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 2.51.

Is International Journal of Damage Mechanics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Damage Mechanics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Damage Mechanics?

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

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