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International Journal of Steel Structures

Korean Society of Steel Construction · South Korea · Est. 2001

ISSN2093-6311

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.372

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.765

Total Worksi

1,761

Total Citationsi

17,814

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Steel Structures is an international forum for practicing engineers as well as researchers on steel structural research and its diverse applications Covers design, fatigue and stability, reliability and maintenance of steel structure. Encompasses a wide range of structure types, from ships to stadiums, from aerospace to underground pipelines. Official journal of the Korean Society of Steel Construction (KSSC).

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 101 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,761

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

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?

Korean Society of Steel Construction

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2093-6311

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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

107

1.1k

2019

133

1.1k

2020

128

2021

138

893

2022

394

2023

134

329

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.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Construction & Building TechnologyEngineering, Civil

Scopus Categories

Civil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisStructural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteStructural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisSeismic Performance and AnalysisFire effects on concrete materialsStructural Response to Dynamic LoadsMechanical stress and fatigue analysisStructural Analysis and OptimizationStructural Health Monitoring TechniquesFatigue and fracture mechanics

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Steel Structures

Is International Journal of Steel Structures a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Steel Structures: 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 Steel Structures?

International Journal of Steel Structures 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 1.26.

Is International Journal of Steel Structures indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Steel Structures is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.