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Lubricants

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2012

ISSN2075-4442eISSN2075-4442

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.586

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.021

Total Worksi

2,702

Total Citationsi

28,769

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Mechanical; Mechanical Engineering; Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,702

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2075-4442 / 2075-4442

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

Yes

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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

114

2.6k

2019

109

2.3k

2020

125

2.6k

2021

378

5.3k

2022

531

5.8k

2023

462

3.3k

2024

562

1.5k

2025

246

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.

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Mechanical

Scopus Categories

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lubricants and Their AdditivesTribology and Lubrication EngineeringGear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisTribology and Wear AnalysisAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsMetal and Thin Film MechanicsAdvanced machining processes and optimizationMechanical stress and fatigue analysisDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchAdvanced materials and composites

Frequently asked questions about Lubricants

Is Lubricants a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Lubricants: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Lubricants?

Lubricants 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 3.21.

Is Lubricants indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Lubricants is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Lubricants?