Journal profile · Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale
ISSN 1971-8993 · Gruppo Italiano Frattura · Italy
Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 99 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale is published by Gruppo Italiano Frattura and is in Zone 4 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fatigue and fracture mechanics, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Diamond OA – No APC – CC BY – DOI – PKP PN – HTML+PDF - Visual Abstracts - Podcasts - Avg. 6 weeks Fracture and Structural Integrity (formerly known as Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale) is the International Journal of the Italian Group of Fracture (ISSN 1971-8993). It is a diamond open-access journal published online every three months (January, April, July, October). Fracture and Structural Integrity encompasses the broad topic of structural integrity, which is based on the mechanics of fatigue and fracture and is concerned with the reliability and effectiveness of structural components. The aim of the Journal is to promote works and researches on fracture phenomena, as well as the development of new materials and new standards for structural integrity assessment. The Journal is interdisciplinary and accepts contributions from engineers, metallurgists, materials scientists, physicists, chemists, and mathematicians. The Journal is completely free of charge, both for Readers and for Authors (no APC). More details: - The Journal is financially supported by the Italian Group of Fracture (IGF) and by crowdfunding. It is completely free of charge both for readers and for authors. Neither processing charges nor submission charges are required. - Papers can be published only after a preliminary plagiarism/autoplagiarism check and a blind peer-review process (two reviewers, at least). More than one reviewing rounds are possible. - The Journal is well indexed (e.g., Scopus, since 2012, and WoS, since 2015). - All the papers are published with their Visual Abstracts (2 minutes max videos with the "cores" of the papers). All the Visual Abstracts are available in a dedicated YouTube channel. All the issues are also published in a browsable version (LINK).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Editor-in-chief Francesco IacovielloPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, Türkiye 1, Russia 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fatigue and fracture mechanicsEngineering15.6%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering6%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering5.9%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering5.6%
- Metal Forming Simulation TechniquesEngineering5%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering4.8%
- Mechanical Behavior of CompositesEngineering4.7%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
WoSPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 15.09Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 467OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.93OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,732 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 70 | 30 |
| 2025 | 99 | 99 | 105 |
| 2024 | 88 | 88 | 360 |
| 2023 | 83 | 83 | 423 |
| 2022 | 142 | 142 | 811 |
| 2021 | 119 | 119 | 890 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- lettersTechnical notes, letters and review papers may also be accepted depending on their quality.Length not stated
- review papersTechnical notes, letters and review papers may also be accepted depending on their quality.Length not stated
- technical notesTechnical notes, letters and review papers may also be accepted depending on their quality.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Publication ethics
COPE guidelines Model summary
This journal adheres to COPE guidelines, expecting authors to uphold high ethical standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC-BY 4.0 Model summary
F&SI operates under the Creative Commons Licence Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond open access, no APC, CC BY license, DOI, PKP Preservation Network, HTML+PDF formats Model summary
Diamond OA – No APC – CC BY – DOI – PKP PN – HTML+PDF
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Plagiarism check and blind peer review with at least two reviewers Model summary
Papers can be published only after a preliminary plagiarism/autoplagiarism check and a blind peer-review process (two reviewers, at least).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate Model summary
Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are checked using iThenticate.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
PKP PN Model summary
Fracture and Structural Integrity has joined the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) to digitally preserve the journal for long-term access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Gruppo Italiano Frattura
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1971-8993
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale
What CAS zone is Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2), United Kingdom (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale open access, and what is the APC?
Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .