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Biosurface and Biotribology

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

ISSN2405-4518eISSN2405-4518
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
0.497
H-Indexi
30
SNIPi
0.505
Total Worksi
286
Total Citationsi
4,376
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.55
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Biomedical; Materials Science, Biomaterials; Mechanical Engineering; Surfaces, Coatings and Films; Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering; Biophysics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2015
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications286
Publisher OrgInstitution of Engineering and Technology
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC 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

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2405-4518 / 2405-4518
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
24
188
2019
22
160
2020
32
214
2021
30
282
2022
23
63
2023
19
57
2024
19
45
2025
14
3
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
BiomaterialsQ3
Biomedical EngineeringQ3
BiophysicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, BiomedicalMaterials Science, Biomaterials

Scopus Categories

BiophysicsBiomaterialsBiomedical EngineeringSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsTribology and Wear Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Biosurface and Biotribology

Is Biosurface and Biotribology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biosurface and Biotribology: 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 Biosurface and Biotribology?

Biosurface and Biotribology 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 1.55.

Is Biosurface and Biotribology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biosurface and Biotribology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Biosurface and Biotribology?

Subject areas: Engineering, Biomedical; Materials Science, Biomaterials; Mechanical Engineering; Surfaces, Coatings and Films; Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering; Biophysics.

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