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Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2021

ISSN2667-1433eISSN2667-1433

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.796

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.057

Total Worksi

352

Total Citationsi

2,828

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Energy & Fuels; Engineering, Mechanical; Engineering, Petroleum; Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes; Mechanical Engineering; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality; Energy (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 73 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications352

Publisher OrgKeAi

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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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?

2667-1433 / 2667-1433

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

1.4k

2021

693

2022

384

2023

387

2024

144

324

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.

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

Energy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsEngineering, MechanicalEngineering, Petroleum

Scopus Categories

Energy (miscellaneous)Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Structural Integrity and Reliability AnalysisHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresCorrosion Behavior and InhibitionWater Systems and OptimizationMaterial Properties and Failure MechanismsNon-Destructive Testing TechniquesFatigue and fracture mechanicsRisk and Safety AnalysisConcrete Corrosion and Durability

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering

Is Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering?

Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering 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 2.36.

Is Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.