Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
ISSN 0036-8792 · Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.88; subscription journal; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 172 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology is published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Lubricants and Their Additives, Tribology and Lubrication Engineering and Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology provides a broad coverage of the materials and techniques employed in tribology. It contains a firm technical news element which brings together and promotes best practice in the three disciplines of tribology, which comprise lubrication, wear and friction. ILT also follows the progress of research into advanced lubricants, bearings, seals, gears and related machinery parts, as well as materials selection. A double-blind peer review process involving the editor and other subject experts ensures the content's validity and relevance.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lubricants and Their AdditivesEngineering17.4%
- Tribology and Lubrication EngineeringEngineering17.3%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering11.7%
- Tribology and Wear AnalysisEngineering11.6%
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsEngineering5.5%
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsEngineering4.4%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science3.9%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.88LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 829OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 164LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,953 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 122 | 3 | 26 |
| 2025 | 172 | 7 | 268 |
| 2024 | 172 | 4 | 646 |
| 2023 | 126 | 4 | 853 |
| 2022 | 138 | 6 | 1,148 |
| 2021 | 136 | 7 | 1,143 |
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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0036-8792
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
What CAS zone is Industrial Lubrication and Tribology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Industrial Lubrication and Tribology is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Industrial Lubrication and Tribology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Industrial Lubrication and Tribology?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Industrial Lubrication and Tribology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Industrial Lubrication and Tribology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Industrial Lubrication and Tribology open access, and what is the APC?
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .