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Fracture and Structural Integrity

Gruppo Italiano Frattura · Italy · Est. 1983

ISSN1971-8993eISSN1971-8993

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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.

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📊 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

0.437

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.708

Total Worksi

2,714

Total Citationsi

13,547

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Fracture and Structural Integrity encompasses the broad topic of structural integrity, which is based on the mechanics of fatigue and fracture and is concerned with the reliability and effectiveness of structural components. The aim of the Journal is to promote works and researches on fracture phenomena, as well as the development of new materials and new standards for structural integrity assessment. The Journal is interdisciplinary and accepts contributions from engineers, metallurgists, materials scientists, physicists, chemists, and mathematicians.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,714

Publisher OrgGruppo Italiano Frattura

OA Since2006

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Gruppo Italiano Frattura

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1971-8993 / 1971-8993

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

242

1.8k

2019

124

2020

136

879

2021

160

801

2022

411

2023

346

2024

106

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.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MechanicalMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fatigue and fracture mechanicsAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesMetallurgy and Material FormingMetal Forming Simulation TechniquesMechanical Behavior of CompositesStructural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsStructural Load-Bearing AnalysisStructural Health Monitoring Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Fracture and Structural Integrity

Is Fracture and Structural Integrity a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fracture and Structural Integrity: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Fracture and Structural Integrity?

Fracture and Structural Integrity 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 1.62.

Is Fracture and Structural Integrity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fracture and Structural Integrity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.