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Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association

Scientific Bulgarian Communications · Bulgaria · Est. 1993

ISSN1310-4772

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

0.173

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.34

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

158

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association publishes research on all aspects of tribology, including tribomechanics, tribochemistry, and tribology. The journal focuses on fundamental and technological research related to contacts and serves as an international platform for specialists in both fundamental and practical areas of tribology.

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General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1993

Annual Volume~ 2 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications63

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Scientific Bulgarian Communications

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1310-4772

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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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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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.

Mechanics of MaterialsQ4

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsSurfaces, Coatings and Films

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metal and Thin Film MechanicsAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMetal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterial Properties and ApplicationsGear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisAdvanced materials and compositesMechanical Engineering and Vibrations ResearchDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchMetallurgy and Material FormingTribology and Wear Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association

Is Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association: 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 Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association?

Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.173.

Is Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association is indexed in Scopus.