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Defence Technology

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2006

ISSN2096-3459eISSN2214-9147

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.01

H-Indexi

SNIPi

2.438

Total Worksi

2,153

Total Citationsi

37,752

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Multidisciplinary; Ceramics and Composites; Computational Mechanics; Mechanical Engineering; Metals and Alloys.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 256 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,153

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Communications Co.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2096-3459 / 2214-9147

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

182

6.2k

2019

192

5.7k

2020

200

4.9k

2021

191

4.5k

2022

249

2023

184

2024

335

1.3k

2025

211

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.

Ceramics and CompositesQ1

Computational MechanicsQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Metals and AlloysQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Mechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsCeramics and CompositesMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Energetic Materials and CombustionHigh-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorStructural Response to Dynamic LoadsCombustion and Detonation ProcessesElectromagnetic Launch and Propulsion TechnologyRocket and propulsion systems researchThermal and Kinetic AnalysisGuidance and Control SystemsHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Defence Technology

Is Defence Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Defence Technology: 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 Defence Technology?

Defence Technology 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 3.47.

Is Defence Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Defence Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Defence Technology?