Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Bulletin of Materials Science
ISSN 0250-4707 · eISSN 0973-7669 · Indian Academy of Sciences · INDIA · Bimonthly · Founded 1979
Bulletin of Materials Science: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.09; subscription journal; median 132 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 140 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of Materials Science is published by Indian 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 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials, Conducting polymers and applications and ZnO doping and properties, together about 17.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Bulletin of Materials Science is a bi-monthly journal being published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the Materials Research Society of India and the Indian National Science Academy. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles and rapid communications in all areas of materials science. The journal also publishes from time to time important Conference Symposia/ Proceedings which are of interest to materials scientists. It has an International Advisory Editorial Board and an Editorial Committee. The Bulletin accords high importance to the quality of articles published and to keep at a minimum the processing time of papers submitted for publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief B. L. V.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 20, United States 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMaterials Science6%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science5.7%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science5.3%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsEngineering5.3%
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering5%
- Glass properties and applicationsMaterials Science5%
- Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismPhysics and Astronomy4.7%
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsMaterials Science4.7%
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, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
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 CompendexINSPECCASCurrent 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
- 2.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,629OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 138LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 256900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,801 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 218 | 6 | 40 |
| 2025 | 140 | 3 | 202 |
| 2024 | 288 | 7 | 1,121 |
| 2023 | 239 | 11 | 1,886 |
| 2022 | 247 | 9 | 2,143 |
| 2021 | 306 | 12 | 3,365 |
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
132 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 205 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 96 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 246 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (422 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)
- about 17.4 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Bulletin of Materials Science, 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
- Indian Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0250-4707
- Electronic ISSN
- 0973-7669
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of Materials Science
What CAS zone is Bulletin of Materials Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of Materials Science is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. 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 Bulletin of Materials Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.09; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 103.
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of Materials Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 132 days (interquartile range 99–205 days); authors report an average review time of about 17.4 months; 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 Bulletin of Materials Science based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (20) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bulletin of Materials Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of Materials Science 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 Bulletin of Materials Science open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of Materials Science is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .