Journal profile · Materials Science, Composites
Advanced Composite Materials
ISSN 0924-3046 · eISSN 1568-5519 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly
Advanced Composite Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 103 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advanced Composite Materials is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Mechanical Behavior of Composites, Fiber-reinforced polymer composites and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advanced Composite Materials (ACM), a bi-monthly publication of the Japan Society for Composite Materials and the Korean Society for Composite Materials, provides an international forum for researchers, manufacturers and designers who are working in the field of advanced composite materials and their structures. Issues contain articles on all aspects of current scientific and technological progress in this interdisciplinary field. The topics of interest are physical, chemical, mechanical and other properties of advanced composites as well as their constituent materials; experimental and theoretical studies relating microscopic to macroscopic behavior; testing and evaluation with emphasis on environmental effects and reliability; novel techniques of fabricating various types of composites and of forming structural components utilizing these materials; design and analysis for specific applications. Advanced Composite Materials publishes refereed original research papers, review papers, technical papers and short notes. Issues also contain news items such as information on new materials and their processing. Excluded topics Alloys Polymer blends Anti-friction/wear/corrosion coating Concrete and reinforced concrete without micromechanics perspective Functionally graded materials not novel as composites
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Composites
Editor-in-chief Shigeki YashiroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Japan 5, United Kingdom 1, South Korea 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mechanical Behavior of CompositesEngineering22.5%
- Fiber-reinforced polymer compositesEngineering7.8%
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering6%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science5.3%
- Advanced ceramic materials synthesisMaterials Science4.5%
- Epoxy Resin Curing ProcessesEngineering4.4%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering3.5%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering3.5%
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 | Materials Science, Composites | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Composites | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Composites | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Ceramic Abstracts, Chemical Industry Notes, Chemical Titles, Civil Engineering Abstracts, Computer and Information Systems Abstracts, Corrosion Abstracts, Earthquake Engineering Abstracts Database, Electronics and Communications Abstracts Journals, Engineered Materials Abstracts, International Aerospace Abstracts, Materials Business File, Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (CSA), METADEX, RAPRA Abstracts, Referativnyi Zhurnal, Research Alert (Philadelphia), Solid States and Superconductivity Abstracts, Textile Technology Index, World Aluminium Abstracts, World Ceramics Abstracts
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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.79Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 528OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 51,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,299 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | 47 | 5 | 77 |
| 2024 | 85 | 9 | 358 |
| 2023 | 45 | 4 | 461 |
| 2022 | 59 | 6 | 529 |
| 2021 | 31 | 3 | 344 |
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
103 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 80 days – 160 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 122 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (91 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- Alloys; Polymer blends; Anti-friction/wear/corrosion coating; Functionally graded materials not novel as composites
Article types accepted5
- refereed original research papersAdvanced Composite Materials publishes refereed original research papers, review papers, technical papers and short notes.Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 15 Sep 2026Length not stated
- review papersAdvanced Composite Materials publishes refereed original research papers, review papers, technical papers and short notes.Length not stated
- short notesAdvanced Composite Materials publishes refereed original research papers, review papers, technical papers and short notes.Length not stated
- technical papersAdvanced Composite Materials publishes refereed original research papers, review papers, technical papers and short notes.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Advanced Composite Materials is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Excluded topics: Alloys; Polymer blends; Anti-friction/wear/corrosion coating; Concrete and reinforced concrete without micromechanics perspective; Functionally graded materials not novel as composites. Model summary
Excluded topics Alloys Polymer blends Anti-friction/wear/corrosion coating Concrete and reinforced concrete without micromechanics perspective Functionally graded materials not novel as composites
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0924-3046
- Electronic ISSN
- 1568-5519
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advanced Composite Materials
What CAS zone is Advanced Composite Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advanced Composite Materials is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Composites. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advanced Composite Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.6; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Advanced Composite Materials?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 103 days (interquartile range 80–160 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8%. 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 Advanced Composite Materials based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (5), United Kingdom (1) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advanced Composite Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advanced Composite Materials is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Advanced Composite Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Advanced Composite Materials is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .