Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Aims & Scope

The broad scope of the journal is process safety.

Process safety is defined as the prevention and mitigation of process-related injuries and damage arising from process incidents involving fire, explosion and toxic release.

Such undesired events occur in the process industries during the use, storage, manufacture, handling, and transportation of highly hazardous chemicals.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.723

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	110

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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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Decision Sciences, Energy and Engineering, 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.

• Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds from polluted air

  Citation: 927

  Authors: Faisal I, Aloke

• A survey on gas leak detection and localization techniques

  Citation: 455

  Authors: Pal-Stefan, Ioan

• Modelling of pitting corrosion in marine and offshore steel structures – A technical review

  Citation: 433

  Authors: Jyoti, Faisal, Rouzbeh, Vikram, Roberto

• A study of storage tank accidents

  Citation: 427

  Authors: James I., Cheng-Chung

• A review on different pipeline fault detection methods

  Citation: 340

  Authors: Shantanu, Shibayan

• Review of hydrogen safety during storage, transmission, and applications processes

  Citation: 324

  Authors: Elham, Fatemeh, Mohsen, Rouzbeh, Faisal

• Risk analysis and assessment methodologies in the work sites: On a review, classification and comparative study of the scientific literature of the period 2000–2009

  Citation: 310

  Authors: P.K., D., V.

• Estimation of failure probability of oil and gas transmission pipelines by fuzzy fault tree analysis

  Citation: 301

  Authors: Dong, Yu

• Risk-based maintenance (RBM): a quantitative approach for maintenance/inspection scheduling and planning

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Faisal I, Mahmoud M

• Major accidents in process industries and an analysis of causes and consequences

  Citation: 276

  Authors: Faisal I, S.A

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