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Biosurface and Biotribology

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

ISSN2405-4518eISSN2405-4518

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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?

days submission → published

measured · last 14 articles · accept 114d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.497

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2405-4518 / 2405-4518

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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?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

187

2019

151

2020

207

2021

268

2022

2023

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.

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. 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?