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Tribology Online

Japanese Society of Tribologists · Japan · Est. 2006

ISSN1881-2198eISSN1881-2198

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

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ 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 (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.314

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.66

Total Worksi

917

Total Citationsi

6,025

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The peer-reviewed electronic journal “Tribology Online” is dedicated to facilitating global exchange of up-to-date information among tribologists and researchers in relevant fields through rapid publication of high-quality papers on all aspects of tribology: science and technology of lubrication, friction, wear, lubricants, tribo-materials, tribo-systems, and so on.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Frequencyfour issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications917

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~23 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japanese Society of Tribologists

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1881-2198 / 1881-2198

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

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

528

2019

374

2020

176

2021

137

2022

204

2023

118

2024

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.

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Mechanical

Scopus Categories

Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lubricants and Their AdditivesTribology and Lubrication EngineeringTribology and Wear AnalysisAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsGear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisMetal and Thin Film MechanicsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchMetal Alloys Wear and PropertiesForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsMechanical stress and fatigue analysis

Frequently asked questions about Tribology Online

Is Tribology Online a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Tribology Online: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Tribology Online?

Tribology Online 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 1.15.

Is Tribology Online indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Tribology Online is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Tribology Online?

How much does it cost to publish in Tribology Online?

Tribology Online is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.