Journal profile · METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Acta Metallurgica Slovaca
ISSN 1335-1532 · eISSN 1338-1156 · SciCell s.r.o. · Slovakia
Acta Metallurgica Slovaca: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Metallurgica Slovaca is published by SciCell s.r.o. and is in Zone 4 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metal Alloys Wear and Properties, Metallurgy and Material Forming and Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Metallurgica Slovaca is an international scientific journal with peer-reviewed articles by international experts of the particular problematic. Journal is registered in the next databases: WEB OF SCIENCE Core Collection, SCOPUS.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Editor-in-chief Róbert BidulskýPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Slovakia 11, Poland 5, Italy 4, Japan 3, Romania 3 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science9.7%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering9.3%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering8.7%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering7.7%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering6%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering5.3%
- Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsEngineering4.6%
- Metal Extraction and BioleachingEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 597 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 45 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 73 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 183 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 125 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 192 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,500 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 1,200
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 4
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- full paperResearch papers: These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to veri…Length not stated
- hypothesisResearch papers: These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to veri…Length not stated
- letterResearch papers: These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to veri…Length not stated
- letter to editorLetter to Editor: Only as an invitation from a member of the Editorial Board.Length not stated
- original researchResearch papers: These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to veri…Length not stated
- perspectiveResearch papers: These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to veri…Length not stated
- research paperResearch papers: These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to veri…Length not stated
- research papersResearch papers: These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to veri…Length not stated
- reviewt interest are welcomed and encouraged. Reviews should be concise, not-limited in length, but it must contain minimal 8000 words except references. Reviews are …main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewsReviews: Submissions of reviews and perspectives covering topics of current interest are welcomed and encouraged. Reviews should be concise, not-limited in leng…Length not stated
- short communicationResearch papers: These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to veri…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- technical paperTechnical paper: Providing a rapid publication route for preliminary announcements of the results of current work, or short accounts of new techniques; typicall…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
CC-BY 4.0 licence Model summary
All papers published in Acta Metallurgica Slovaca are published under a CC-BY licence (CC-BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Single-blind peer review Model summary
All manuscripts are reviewed by a qualified home and external independent reviewers, also members of the editorial office. Decisions will be made as rapidly as possible, and the journal strives to return reviewers comments to authors within 10 weeks. The editorial board with reviewers cooperation will re-review manuscripts that are accepted pending revision. It is the goal of the AMS to publish ma…
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
- SciCell s.r.o.
- Country or region
- Slovakia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1335-1532
- Electronic ISSN
- 1338-1156
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Metallurgica Slovaca
What CAS zone is Acta Metallurgica Slovaca in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Metallurgica Slovaca is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Metallurgica Slovaca?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at Acta Metallurgica Slovaca?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Metallurgica Slovaca?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Metallurgica Slovaca based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Slovakia (11), Poland (5) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Metallurgica Slovaca?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Metallurgica Slovaca is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Metallurgica Slovaca open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Metallurgica Slovaca is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .