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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN2041-3076
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.457
H-Indexi
51
SNIPi
1.049
Total Worksi
2,239
Total Citationsi
22,073
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.99
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
3
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Mechanical Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1999
Annual Volume~ 171 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,239
Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SAGE Publications Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2041-3076
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
65
1.2k
2019
152
1.6k
2020
226
2.4k
2021
196
1.5k
2022
163
871
2023
207
822
2024
143
282
2025
197
27
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
Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mechanical Behavior of CompositesAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesAdvanced Welding Techniques AnalysisAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesMetal Forming Simulation TechniquesWelding Techniques and Residual StressesCellular and Composite StructuresNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesComposite Structure Analysis and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Is Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications: 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 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications?

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications 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 1.99.

Is Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications?

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Mechanical Engineering.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref