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Shock and Vibration

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN1070-9622eISSN1875-9203

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.342

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.59

Total Worksi

5,973

Total Citationsi

64,155

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Acoustics; Engineering, Mechanical; Mechanics; Civil and Structural Engineering; Condensed Matter Physics; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 137 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,973

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~43 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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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?

1070-9622 / 1875-9203

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

526

6.3k

2019

625

5.9k

2020

1.1k

7.9k

2021

405

1.9k

2022

143

527

2023

143

295

2024

126

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.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ3

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ3

Mechanical EngineeringQ3

Mechanics of MaterialsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AcousticsEngineering, MechanicalMechanics

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMechanics of MaterialsGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyMechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesRock Mechanics and ModelingVibration and Dynamic AnalysisMachine Fault Diagnosis TechniquesGear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Shock and Vibration

Is Shock and Vibration a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Shock and Vibration: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Shock and Vibration?

Shock and Vibration 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 1.07.

Is Shock and Vibration indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Shock and Vibration is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.