Journal profile · METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Archives of Foundry Engineering
ISSN 1897-3310 · eISSN 2299-2944 · Polish Academy of Sciences · Poland
Archives of Foundry Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 89 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Foundry Engineering is published by Polish Academy of Sciences 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 Materials Engineering and Processing, Metal Alloys Wear and Properties and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Materials Engineering and ProcessingEngineering16.3%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science10.4%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering10.2%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering8%
- Material Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science6.3%
- Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsEngineering5.9%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering5.2%
- Mechanical and Thermal Properties AnalysisEngineering4.5%
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 | 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 191OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 37.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,223 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 64 | 2 |
| 2025 | 89 | 89 | 34 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | 75 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 60 |
| 2022 | 89 | 89 | 155 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 133 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | EUR 110 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1897-3310
- Electronic ISSN
- 2299-2944
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Foundry Engineering
What CAS zone is Archives of Foundry Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Foundry Engineering 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.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Foundry Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Which databases index Archives of Foundry Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Foundry Engineering is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Archives of Foundry Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Foundry Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .