International Journal of Plasticity

Aims & Scope

The purpose of the journal is to report original research on all aspects of plastic deformation, damage and fracture behaviour of isotropic as well as anisotropic solids, including the thermodynamics of plasticity and fracture, continuum theory, and macroscopic as well as microscopic phenomena.

The topics of interest include plastic behaviour of single crystals and polycrystalline metals, ceramics, rocks and soils, composites, nanocrystalline and microelectronics materials, shape memory alloys, ferroelectric ceramics, thin films and polymers, as well as plasticity aspects of failure and fracture mechanics.

Significant experimental, numerical or theoretical contributions advancing the understanding of plastic behaviour of solids are of special interest, together with studies relating macroscopic to the microscopic behaviour of solids.

Papers on modeling of finite nonlinear elastic deformation, with similarities to modeling of plastic deformation, are also welcome.

The Journal will contain research papers, review articles, research notes, letters to the editor, and academic advertisements (books, journals, conferences, and symposia).

Strain-rate dependent and strain-rate independent constitutive models to predict observed phemonena during quasi-static, dynamic or cyclic thermo-mechanical loading, behaviour of granular or porous solids under high confining pressures and at high temperatures, multiscale modeling of various deformation mechanisms (dislocation, twinning, and phase transformation), and models with capability for predicting the behaviour of composite materials based onknown plastic behaviour of matrix and fibers in such materials, are some examples of the main themes of this journal.

Revealing applications of the new models of plasticity, including modelling of the observed phenomena in metal forming processes are also of interest.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	12.8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.531

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	178

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering and Materials Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• High strength Fe–Mn–(Al, Si) TRIP/TWIP steels development — properties — application

  Citation: 1602

  Authors: O, L, G, L.W

• A new model of metal plasticity and fracture with pressure and Lode dependence

  Citation: 1505

  Authors: Yuanli, Tomasz

• Plastic anisotropy and the role of non-basal slip in magnesium alloy AZ31B

  Citation: 1491

  Authors: Sean R., Özgür

• Plane stress yield function for aluminum alloy sheets—part 1: theory

  Citation: 1490

  Authors: F., J.C., J.W., K., R.E., D.J., F., S.-H., E.

• Constitutive equations for cyclic plasticity and cyclic viscoplasticity

  Citation: 1475

  Authors: J.L.

• Time-independent constitutive theories for cyclic plasticity

  Citation: 1470

  Authors: J.L.

• A review of some plasticity and viscoplasticity constitutive theories

  Citation: 1427

  Authors: J.L.

• Plastic behavior and stretchability of sheet metals. Part I: A yield function for orthotropic sheets under plane stress conditions

  Citation: 1045

  Authors: F., K.

• Hardening evolution of AZ31B Mg sheet

  Citation: 920

  Authors: X, M, R, S, R

• A six-component yield function for anisotropic materials

  Citation: 918

  Authors: Frédéric, Daniel J., John C.

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