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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1748-0078
SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
0.466
H-Indexi
42
SNIPi
0.921
Total Worksi
1,277
Total Citationsi
13,211
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.02
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Industrial; Engineering, Multidisciplinary; Operations Research & Management Science; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,277
Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review
OA License—
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SAGE Publications Ltd
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1748-0078
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
✅
Peer review process documented?
double-blind peer review
❌
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
74
1.1k
2019
78
798
2020
119
1.1k
2021
102
654
2022
61
279
2023
71
164
2024
78
80
2025
71
16
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.

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, IndustrialEngineering, MultidisciplinaryOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reliability and Maintenance OptimizationRisk and Safety AnalysisSoftware Reliability and Analysis ResearchProbabilistic and Robust Engineering DesignStatistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMachine Fault Diagnosis TechniquesOccupational Health and Safety ResearchFault Detection and Control SystemsFatigue and fracture mechanicsPower System Reliability and Maintenance

Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability

Is Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability: 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 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability?

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability 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 1.02.

Is Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability?

Subject areas: Engineering, Industrial; Engineering, Multidisciplinary; Operations Research & Management Science; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

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