Journal profile · METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters
ISSN 1006-7191 · eISSN 2194-1289 · The Chinese Society for Metals · PEOPLES R CHINA · 12 issues per year · Founded 2013
Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters: CAS Zone 2 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.13; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,990; median 58 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 138 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters is published by The Chinese Society for Metals and is in Zone 2 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties and Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) provides an international medium for the publication of theoretical and experimental studies related to the fields of metallurgy, materials science and engineering. The studies which advance the understanding of the relationship between the structure and the properties or the functions of inorganic materials are of particular interest. Coverage extends to the fields of metals and related nano-materials, biomaterials, energy materials, environmental materials, crystal materials, ceramic materials, composites, thin film and coating, oxidation and corrosion, etc. *Advance the understanding of the relationship between the structure and the properties or the functions of inorganic materials. *Mainly cover metals and related nano-materials, biomaterials, energy materials, environmental materials, crystal materials, ceramic materials, composites, thin film and coating, oxidation and corrosion, etc. *Article type including Review, Research article, Letter, Rapid communication, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Editor-in-chief Hengqiang YePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 108 in mainland China (about 82%); most named Mainland China 108, United States 11, United Kingdom 3, Germany 3, Japan 2 (132 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering10.6%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering8%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering7.4%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering6%
- Magnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science5.6%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science5.4%
- Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMaterials Science4.5%
- Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsMaterials Science4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 4.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,312OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 19%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 135LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 235,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,671 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 138 | 7 | 462 |
| 2024 | 164 | 6 | 1,232 |
| 2023 | 135 | 12 | 1,787 |
| 2022 | 142 | 5 | 1,942 |
| 2021 | 187 | 11 | 3,293 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
58 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 78 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 86 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 144 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (170 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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
- The Chinese Society for Metals
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- Founded
- 2013
- ISSN
- 1006-7191
- Electronic ISSN
- 2194-1289
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 12 (December 2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters
What CAS zone is Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters is in Zone 2 of Materials Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.13; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 58 days (interquartile range 46–78 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters based?
Of the 132 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 108 (about 82%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (108), United States (11) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,990.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .