Journal profile · Engineering-Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
International Journal of Reliability and Safety
ISSN 1479-389X · eISSN 1479-3903 · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Reliability and Safety: subscription journal; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Reliability and Safety is published by Inderscience Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reliability and Maintenance Optimization, Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design and Power System Reliability and Maintenance, together about 46% of its articles. Its main subfields are Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reliability and Maintenance OptimizationEngineering25.2%
- Probabilistic and Robust Engineering DesignDecision Sciences10.8%
- Power System Reliability and MaintenanceEngineering10.1%
- Software Reliability and Analysis ResearchComputer Science9.4%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences7.3%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions3.6%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics3.4%
- Structural Integrity and Reliability AnalysisEngineering3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | Q3 | 167/282 | 40th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 536 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 17 | 126 |
| 2025 | 45 | 6 | 174 |
| 2024 | 52 | 4 | 151 |
| 2023 | 33 | 3 | 194 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | 212 |
| 2021 | 24 | 6 | 241 |
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.
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
- Inderscience Publishers
- ISSN
- 1479-389X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1479-3903
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Reliability and Safety
Which databases index International Journal of Reliability and Safety?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Reliability and Safety is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of Reliability and Safety open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Reliability and Safety 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: .