Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
ACI Materials Journal
ISSN 0889-325X · American Concrete Institute · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
ACI Materials Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.41; subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACI Materials Journal is published by American Concrete Institute and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, together about 47.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information published in ACI Materials Journal includes: properties of materials used in concrete; research on materials and concrete; properties, use, and handling of concrete.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering17.8%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering17.7%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering11.9%
- Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityEngineering9.6%
- Concrete Properties and BehaviorEngineering7.6%
- Innovations in Concrete and Construction MaterialsEngineering5.7%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering2.3%
- Fire effects on concrete materialsEngineering2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCImago Journal RankPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.41LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,871OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,080 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 54 | 0 | 29 |
| 2024 | 56 | 8 | 79 |
| 2023 | 72 | 14 | 306 |
| 2022 | 124 | 4 | 721 |
| 2021 | 124 | 5 | 997 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- prepublished papersACI prepublishes journal papers before they are formatted for the printed Journals.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
ACI members receive electronic versions of the ACI Structural Journal and the ACI Materials Journal. Model summary
Members will receive the electronic versions of the ACI Structural Journal & the ACI Materials Journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer-reviewed journal Model summary
This peer-reviewed journal continues the publishing tradition the Institute started in 1904.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Concrete Institute
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0889-325X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACI Materials Journal
What CAS zone is ACI Materials Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACI Materials Journal is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACI Materials Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.41; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 143.
How long does peer review take at ACI Materials Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ACI Materials Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACI Materials Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACI Materials Journal open access, and what is the APC?
ACI Materials Journal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .