About the Journal
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Fracture and Structural Integrity (formerly known as Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale) is the International Journal of the Italian Group of Fracture (ISSN 1971-8993). It is a diamond open-access journal published online every three months (January, April, July, October).
Fracture and Structural Integrity encompasses the broad topic of structural integrity, which is based on the mechanics of fatigue and fracture and is concerned with the reliability and effectiveness of structural components. The aim of the Journal is to promote works and researches on fracture phenomena, as well as the development of new materials and new standards for structural integrity assessment. The Journal is interdisciplinary and accepts contributions from engineers, metallurgists, materials scientists, physicists, chemists, and mathematicians.
The Journal is completely free of charge, both for Readers and for Authors (no APC).
More details:
- The Journal is financially supported by the Italian Group of Fracture (IGF) and by crowdfunding. It is completely free of charge both for readers and for authors. Neither processing charges nor submission charges are required.
- Papers can be published only after a preliminary plagiarism/autoplagiarism check and a blind peer-review process (two reviewers, at least). More than one reviewing rounds are possible.
- The Journal is well indexed (e.g., Scopus, since 2012, and WoS, since 2015).
- All the papers are published with their Visual Abstracts (2 minutes max videos with the "cores" of the papers). All the Visual Abstracts are available in a dedicated YouTube channel. All the issues are also published in a browsable version (LINK).
Current Issue
The browsable version is here: LINK
Celebrating our milestones: a special message to our community:
The official metrics for this year have just been released, and they confirm that our journal is growing stronger and gaining ever-greater international recognition:
-CiteScore: We have reached 3.8 (up from 3.4), firmly securing our Q2 ranking across all three indexed Scopus categories.
-Impact Factor: We have successfully hit the milestone of 2.0 (up from 1.5).
Breaking the 2.0 Impact Factor threshold and seeing such steady growth in our CiteScore is a major achievement. This success belongs to our entire community. It is the direct result of the relentless dedication of our Co-Editors and Editorial Board, the rigorous standards of our reviewers, and the high-quality research submitted by our authors. To all of you, we want to extend our deepest gratitude.
NEXT IGF EVENT: IGF29 - the 29th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity, to be held in Vicenza, Italy, and online (February 15-17, 2027). Whether you are a seasoned professor, an industry expert, a young researcher, or a PhD student just starting out, this conference is the perfect place to share your work on fracture, fatigue and structural health in a friendly, collaborative atmosphere.
Visit https://www.igf-conference.eu/event/3/ for important dates and abstract submission details!
Analytical, computational and physical models
Environmentally-assisted fracture
Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys
Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials
Integrity of materials and structures
SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity
SI: Structural Integrity of Additively Manufactured Materials
SI: From Microcracks to Structural Failure: Emerging Challenges in Fracture and Structural Integrity
Additional Content
Editors in Chief, Co-Editors in Chief and Section Editors oversee the peer review process for the journal, including evaluating submissions, selecting reviewers and assessing their comments, and making editorial decisions. Together with the Advisory Editorial Board and the Editorial Board Members, they are involved in the development of journal policies and ethics standards and work to promote Fracture and Structural Integrity to provide resources, support and advice for researchers, especially early researchers, in their journey from writing to publishing their scientific papers while at the same time making free public access to scientific research.
