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Journal of Friction and Wear

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 1997

ISSN1934-9386

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.226

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.396

Total Worksi

1,429

Total Citationsi

8,493

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Friction and Wear is an international peer-reviewed journal, which brings together researchers and practitioners working in tribology. It provides novel information on science, practice, and technology of lubrication, wear prevention, and friction control. Papers cover tribological problems of physics, chemistry, materials science, and mechanical engineering, discussing issues from a fundamental or technological point of view. The journal welcomes manuscripts from all countries.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 58 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,429

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1934-9386

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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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

619

2019

564

2020

221

2021

161

2022

130

2023

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.

Mechanics of MaterialsQ3

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MechanicalMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsSurfaces, Coatings and Films

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Tribology and Wear AnalysisLubricants and Their AdditivesPolymer Science and ApplicationsMaterial Properties and ApplicationsMetal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering Technology and MethodologiesMetal Alloys Wear and PropertiesSurface Treatment and CoatingsAdvanced materials and compositesAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Friction and Wear

Is Journal of Friction and Wear a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Friction and Wear: 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 Friction and Wear?

Journal of Friction and Wear 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 0.45.

Is Journal of Friction and Wear indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Friction and Wear is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.