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International Journal of Material Forming

Springer Paris · France · Est. 2008

ISSN1960-6206eISSN1960-6214

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.526

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.265

Total Worksi

1,994

Total Citationsi

27,230

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.90

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Manufacturing; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 80 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,994

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Paris

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1960-6206 / 1960-6214

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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

1.2k

2019

1.1k

2020

664

2021

2022

534

2023

352

2024

100

236

2025

107

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.

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, ManufacturingMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryMetallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metal Forming Simulation TechniquesMetallurgy and Material FormingMicrostructure and mechanical propertiesLaser and Thermal Forming TechniquesMechanical Behavior of CompositesAdvanced Surface Polishing TechniquesAdvanced machining processes and optimizationMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Material Forming

Is International Journal of Material Forming a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Material Forming: 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 International Journal of Material Forming?

International Journal of Material Forming 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 1.90.

Is International Journal of Material Forming indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Material Forming is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Material Forming?