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Biotribology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2352-5738

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.312

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

281

Total Citationsi

3,679

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Biotribology is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research related to Materials Science. It draws contributions from international and interdisciplinary researchers.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications281

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-5738

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

645

2017

250

2018

445

2019

411

2020

445

2021

193

2022

151

2023

2025

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.

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ3

BiomaterialsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

BiomaterialsSurfaces, Coatings and Films

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsLubricants and Their AdditivesTribology and Wear AnalysisAdvanced materials and compositesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringOrthopedic Infections and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Biotribology

Is Biotribology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biotribology: it is indexed in 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 Biotribology?

Biotribology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.312.

Is Biotribology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biotribology is indexed in Scopus.