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Journal of Biomechanics

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1888

ISSN1873-2380

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.722

H-Indexi

325

SNIPi

1.222

Total Worksi

24,417

Total Citationsi

855,713

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biophysics; Engineering, Biomedical; Rehabilitation; Biomedical Engineering; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1888

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications24,417

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-2380

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

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

514

12k

2019

507

8.2k

2020

571

9.6k

2021

356

2022

378

3.5k

2023

446

2.4k

2024

551

1.1k

2025

321

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.

RehabilitationQ1

Biomedical EngineeringQ2

BiophysicsQ2

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2

Sports ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BiophysicsEngineering, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSports ScienceBiophysicsBiomedical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Muscle activation and electromyography studiesLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastySports Performance and TrainingBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesElasticity and Material ModelingSports injuries and preventionMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationShoulder Injury and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Biomechanics

Is Journal of Biomechanics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Biomechanics: 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 Journal of Biomechanics?

Journal of Biomechanics 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 2.21.

Is Journal of Biomechanics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Biomechanics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Biomechanics?