Engineering Failure Analysis

Engineering Failure Analysis is an international journal published by Elsevier in association with the European Structural Integrity Society, covering failure analysis of engineering materials and structures,it was founded in 1994 and its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 7.0《工程失效分析》（Engineering Failure Analysis）是（Elsevier）与欧洲结构完整性学会合作出版的国际期刊，聚焦工程材料与结构的失效分析，1994 年创办，2025 年影响因子为 7.0。

Scope

• The journal covers failure analysis across design, materials, fabrication, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, transportation and storage该刊覆盖设计、材料、制造、安装、检验、运行、维护、运输与储存各环节的失效分析。
• Life prediction, failure prevention, risk assessment and reliability analysis are core themes寿命预测、失效预防、风险评估与可靠性分析是核心主题。
• Forensic engineering and structural integrity assessment are within scope法证工程与结构完整性评估属于其收录范围。
• Sustainability, service environment, process optimisation, safety evaluation and quality assurance are addressed可持续性、服役环境、工艺优化、安全评价与质量保证均在讨论之列。
• Case studies are a distinctive feature, ranging from fractures of power grid equipment to the optimisation of deep roadway support案例研究是该刊特色，范围从电网设备断裂到深部巷道支护优化。
• Research papers, case studies and reviews are all accepted期刊接收研究论文、案例研究与综述。

History

• The journal was founded in 1994 by Elsevier together with the European Structural Integrity Society in the United Kingdom该刊 1994 年由（Elsevier）与欧洲结构完整性学会在英国联合创办。
• It was the first Science Citation Index journal devoted specifically to engineering failure analysis它是首个专门以工程失效分析为定位的科学引文索引期刊。
• It is associated with the International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis, whose eleventh edition takes place in Shanghai in July 2026该刊与「国际工程失效分析会议」相关联，其第 11 届会议于 2026 年 7 月在上海举行。
• It is published by Elsevier Ltd in England under print ISSN 1350-6307 and electronic ISSN 1873-1961期刊由（Elsevier Ltd）在英国出版，印刷 ISSN 为 1350-6307，电子 ISSN 为 1873-1961。
• Its Journal Impact Factor moved from 3.114 in 2021 through 3.634 in 2022 and 5.7 in 2024 to 7.0 in 2025, with about 98.7 percent of its content classified as research articles其影响因子由 2021 年的 3.114 经 2022 年的 3.634 与 2024 年的 5.7 升至 2025 年的 7.0，内容中约 98.7 百分比为研究类文章。
• Contemporary work often uses computational modelling and simulation to interpret failure mechanisms, extending the journal beyond purely descriptive casework当代研究常借助计算建模与仿真解释失效机制，使期刊超出单纯描述性案例的范围。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Cesar Azevedo, who also chairs the series of international conferences on engineering failure analysis主编为（Cesar Azevedo），他同时主持工程失效分析系列国际会议。
• Zhenguo Yang of Fudan University became an Associate Editor in February 2024, the first Asian member of the core editorial management复旦大学的（Zhenguo Yang）自 2024 年 2 月起任副主编，是该刊核心编辑管理层首位亚洲成员。
• The journal operates a layered editorial structure with subject editors and associate editors handling manuscripts期刊采用分层编辑结构，由主题编辑与副主编分工处理稿件。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, and Elsevier senior publishers work with the Editor-in-Chief on journal development稿件经同行评审，（Elsevier）高级出版人与主编共同推进期刊发展。
• Research articles, case studies and reviews all pass through peer review before publication研究论文、案例研究与综述在发表前均经同行评审。