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Friction is an open access journal for the publication of theoretical and experimental research works related to the friction, lubrication, and wear.

  • Original, high-quality research papers and review articles on all aspects of friction, lubrication, wear, surface engineering, and basic sciences.
  • Academically supported by the State Key Laboratory of Tribology in Advanced Equipment (Tsinghua University) and the Chinese Tribology Institute.
  • High-quality peer review and rapid publication, no APCs for authors.
Editor-in-Chief
  • Jianbin Luo
Managing Editor
  • Rui Yang
Impact factor
6.8 (2022)
5 year impact factor
7.4 (2022)
Downloads
221,801 (2023)

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Electronic ISSN
2223-7704
Print ISSN
2223-7690
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Tsinghua University Press & Springer
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  1. BFI List
  2. Baidu
  3. CLOCKSS
  4. CNKI
  5. CNPIEC
  6. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - GoOA
  8. Chinese Science Citation Database
  9. Current Contents/Engineering, Computing and Technology
  10. DOAJ
  11. Dimensions
  12. EBSCO
  13. EI Compendex
  14. Google Scholar
  15. INSPEC
  16. Naver
  17. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  18. Portico
  19. ProQuest
  20. SCImago
  21. SCOPUS
  22. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  23. TD Net Discovery Service
  24. UGC-CARE List (India)
  25. Wanfang
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