About the journal
Lubricants is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,600 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 2075-4442
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,600 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 2819
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- http://www.mdpi.com/journal/lubricants
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2013-07-08
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 2,600 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
2819
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
2789
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
60
i10-index
921
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-04-10
- Added to DOAJ
- 2013-07-08
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 81%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101711520
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Lubricants and Their Additives
- Lubricants and Their Additives
- Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
- Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
- Tribology and Wear Analysis
- Tribology and Wear Analysis
Show all subjects (50)
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
- Advanced machining processes and optimization
- Advanced machining processes and optimization
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
- Advanced materials and composites
- Advanced materials and composites
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
- Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
- Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
- Brake Systems and Friction Analysis
- Brake Systems and Friction Analysis
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
- Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques
- Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
- Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
- High Entropy Alloys Studies
- Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques
- Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques
- High Entropy Alloys Studies
- Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques
- Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
- Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
- High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
- Railway Engineering and Dynamics
- High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
- Railway Engineering and Dynamics
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
Keywords (DOAJ)
- tribology
- lubrication
- friction
- lubricants
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