Journal of Tribology
Last updated ISSN 0742-4787
Journal of Tribology is published by ASM International in engineering. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Tribology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
- Tribology and Wear Analysis
- Lubricants and Their Additives
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
- Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
- Brake Systems and Friction Analysis
Key facts
| Publisher | ASM International |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0742-4787, 1528-8897 |
| Subject area | Engineering |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 5,938 |
| Publishing since | 1984 |
| Journal website | tribology.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/journal.asp |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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