Journal profile · Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
ISSN 1733-3490 · eISSN 2300-1909 · Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science · POLAND · Quarterly
Archives of Metallurgy and Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8; fully open access; no APC; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 235 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Metallurgy and Materials is published by Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science 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, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties and Metallurgy and Material Forming, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Archives of Metallurgy and Materials is covered in the following Institute for Scientific Information products: SciSearch (the Science Citation Index - Expanded), Research Alert, Materials Science Citation Index, and Current Contents / Engineering, Computing and Technology. Articles published in the Archives of Metallurgy and Materials are also indexed or abstracted by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science9%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering8.6%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering8.4%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering7%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering5.6%
- Advanced materials and compositesEngineering5.2%
- Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsEngineering5%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering4.4%
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)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 865OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 238LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,667 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 109 | 109 | 7 |
| 2025 | 235 | 235 | 143 |
| 2024 | 218 | 218 | 331 |
| 2023 | 202 | 202 | 400 |
| 2022 | 199 | 199 | 589 |
| 2021 | 126 | 126 | 519 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- 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 | No APC | 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, Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1733-3490
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-1909
- 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 Metallurgy and Materials
What CAS zone is Archives of Metallurgy and Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials 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 Archives of Metallurgy and Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.8; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Metallurgy and Materials?
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.
Which databases index Archives of Metallurgy and Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Archives of Metallurgy and Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Metallurgy and Materials is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .