Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention
ISSN 1547-7029 · eISSN 1864-1245 · Springer Nature · 6 issues per year
Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,190; median 80 days to acceptance (114 articles, last 24 months); 270 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention is published by Springer Nature 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 Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation, Fatigue and fracture mechanics and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, together about 30% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention (JFAP) is written for and read by individuals involved in failure analysis, materials scientists, and mechanical, manufacturing, aeronautical, civil, chemical, corrosion, and design engineers. The publication is unique in that it contains current news and technical articles, as well as archival peer-reviewed papers and reviews. JFAP provides information gathering techniques, technical analysis, and emerging tools that will assist failure analysis professionals in determining the cause of failures and eliminating failures in the future. Articles demonstrate the importance of failure analysis to product/performance improvements and industrial problem solving. JFAP is intended to be of interest to both the experienced and less experienced failure analysis practitioner with a focus on shared interest across the industries.Bi-monthly periodical for the failure analyst. Provides practical information for determining the cause of failures and eliminating future failures. Highlights information-gathering techniques, technical analysis and emerging tools to assist the future analyst. Peer-reviewed articles demonstrate the important of failure analysis, product/performance improvement and industrial problem solving. Written for the experienced and less experienced failure analysis practitioner.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Elvin BeachPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 22, United Kingdom 1, India 1, Belgium 1, Greece 1 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mechanical Failure Analysis and SimulationEngineering13.3%
- Fatigue and fracture mechanicsEngineering8.5%
- Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsMaterials Science8.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMaterials Science4.8%
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysisEngineering4.8%
- High Temperature Alloys and CreepEngineering3.9%
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, Multidisciplinary | 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, 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 639OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 224LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 336,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,836 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 228 | 30 | 19 |
| 2025 | 270 | 23 | 376 |
| 2024 | 246 | 28 | 937 |
| 2023 | 258 | 25 | 1,243 |
| 2022 | 276 | 20 | 1,422 |
| 2021 | 215 | 29 | 1,138 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
80 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 61 days – 104 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 114 articles with submission and acceptance dates (531 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- ACS
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Optional
- Not considered
- ppt; exe; zip; com; vbs
Article types accepted5
- case historiesJournal of Failure Analysis and Prevention (JFAP) publishes contributions of news, technical notes, case histories, and archival peer-reviewed papers and review…Length not stated
- news itemsContent will determine whether an accepted manuscript is a peer-reviewed paper, a technical note, or a news item.Length not stated
- peer-reviewed papersPeer-reviewed papers and technical notes will be judged by one or more qualified reviewers, assigned by the Editor or a member of the Editorial Review Board.Length not stated
- reviewsJournal of Failure Analysis and Prevention (JFAP) publishes contributions of news, technical notes, case histories, and archival peer-reviewed papers and review…Length not stated
- technical notesPeer-reviewed papers and technical notes will be judged by one or more qualified reviewers, assigned by the Editor or a member of the Editorial Review Board.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- Data availability
Units policy Model summary
The policy of the Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention is to use the International System of Units (SI).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Policy
The Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention is subject to the U.S. Copyright Law, which became effective on January 1, 1978. Accordingly, the completed copyright transfer form must be received in the Editorial Office before an article can be processed for publication. This form, as accessed through the Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention ScholarOne Manuscripts site, must be electronicall…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Prior publication policy Model summary
Submission for publication is representation that neither the manuscript nor the basic information in the manuscript has been copyrighted, published, or submitted for publication elsewhere. Prior publication is a basis for rejection except under special circumstances such as appearance in a conference or symposium proceedings that had very limited circulation.
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1547-7029
- Electronic ISSN
- 1864-1245
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention
What CAS zone is Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. 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 Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention?
Based on the dates recorded on 114 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 80 days (interquartile range 61–104 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: ACS; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (22), United Kingdom (1) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .