Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
Tribology Transactions
ISSN 1040-2004 · eISSN 1547-397X · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Tribology Transactions: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 126 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 123 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tribology Transactions is published by Taylor and Francis 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 Tribology and Lubrication Engineering, Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis and Lubricants and Their Additives, together about 44.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tribology Transactions contains experimental and theoretical papers on friction, wear, lubricants, lubrication, materials, machines and moving components, from the macro- to the nano-scale. The papers will be of interest to academic, industrial and government researchers and technologists working in many fields, including: Aerospace, Agriculture & Forest, Appliances, Automotive, Bearings, Biomedical Devices, Condition Monitoring, Engines, Gears, Industrial Engineering, Lubricants, Lubricant Additives, Magnetic Data Storage, Manufacturing, Marine, Materials, MEMs and NEMs, Mining, Power Generation, Metalworking Fluids, Seals, Surface Engineering and Testing and Analysis. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief and, if found suitable for further consideration, are submitted for peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review in single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Editor-in-chief Bart RaeymaekersPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tribology and Lubrication EngineeringEngineering18.2%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering14.1%
- Lubricants and Their AdditivesEngineering11.9%
- Tribology and Wear AnalysisEngineering10.5%
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsEngineering10.2%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering5.1%
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysisEngineering3.9%
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsEngineering3.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Applied Sciences & Technology Index, CSA – Civil Engineering Abstracts, CSA – Computer & Information Systems Abstracts, CSA – Corrosion Abstracts, CSA – Electronic & Communications Abstracts, CSA – Engineered Materials Abstracts, CSA – Mechanical Engineering Abstracts, CSA – Metals Abstracts, CSA – Solid State Abstracts, EnCompass, Fluidex
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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.85Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,227OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 120LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 133,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,771 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 88 | 15 | 12 |
| 2025 | 123 | 33 | 235 |
| 2024 | 100 | 15 | 566 |
| 2023 | 89 | 12 | 706 |
| 2022 | 84 | 8 | 808 |
| 2021 | 75 | 8 | 975 |
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
126 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 175 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 39 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 177 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (236 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Tribology Transactions is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor appraisal, then single-anonymized peer review by independent anonymous referees; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief and, if found suitable for further consideration, are submitted for peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review in single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1040-2004
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-397X
- Society / sponsor
- Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tribology Transactions
What CAS zone is Tribology Transactions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tribology Transactions 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 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Tribology Transactions?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.6; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 95.
How long does peer review take at Tribology Transactions?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 126 days (interquartile range 91–175 days); authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 JCR quartile is Tribology Transactions in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Engineering.
Which databases index Tribology Transactions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tribology Transactions is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Tribology Transactions open access, and what is the APC?
Tribology Transactions is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .