Journal profile · Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Tribology in Industry
ISSN 0354-8996 · University of Kragujevac · Serbia
Tribology in Industry: fully open access; no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tribology in Industry is published by University of Kragujevac. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Tribology and Lubrication Engineering, Tribology and Wear Analysis and Lubricants and Their Additives, together about 42.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tribology and Lubrication EngineeringEngineering17.2%
- Tribology and Wear AnalysisEngineering14.4%
- Lubricants and Their AdditivesEngineering10.7%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science9.1%
- Surface Treatment and CoatingsEngineering5.5%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering4.9%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering4.5%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Q3 | 390/740 | 47th |
| Mechanics of Materials | Q3 | 239/408 | 41st |
| Surfaces, Coatings and Films | Q3 | 87/141 | 38th |
| Surfaces and Interfaces | Q3 | 44/63 | 30th |
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
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 149OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 630 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 575 |
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | 665 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 606 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 602 |
| 2022 | 63 | 63 | 570 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 458 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- University of Kragujevac
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0354-8996
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tribology in Industry
How long does peer review take at Tribology in Industry?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index Tribology in Industry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tribology in Industry is indexed in Scopus.
Is Tribology in Industry open access, and what is the APC?
Tribology in Industry is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .