Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Wear
ISSN 0043-1648 · Elsevier BV · SWITZERLAND · Monthly · Founded 1957
Wear: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.02; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,394; review about 8 months (community reports); 683 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wear is published by Elsevier BV and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Tribology and Wear Analysis, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics and Metal Alloys Wear and Properties, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tribology and Wear AnalysisEngineering10.9%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering8.6%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science8%
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysisEngineering7.6%
- Lubricants and Their AdditivesEngineering7.1%
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsEngineering6.6%
- Tribology and Lubrication EngineeringEngineering6.3%
- Advanced materials and compositesEngineering5.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 7.02LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 138LetPub ·
- h-index
- 244OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13,272OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 647LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 24,253 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 445 | 109 | 427 |
| 2025 | 683 | 211 | 3,792 |
| 2024 | 413 | 104 | 4,806 |
| 2023 | 520 | 167 | 9,529 |
| 2022 | 300 | 69 | 6,669 |
| 2021 | 523 | 131 | 14,524 |
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 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 60%LetPub ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 4,370 / GBP 4,090 / JPY 3,500 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0043-1648
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wear
What CAS zone is Wear in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wear is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Wear?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.02; CiteScore 10.4, h-index 244.
How long does peer review take at Wear?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 months. 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 Wear?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wear is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Wear open access, and what is the APC?
Wear is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,394.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .