Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Fire and Materials
ISSN 0308-0501 · eISSN 1099-1018 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Fire and Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.15; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,760; median 244 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 92 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fire and Materials is published by John Wiley and Sons 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 Fire dynamics and safety research, Flame retardant materials and properties and Combustion and Detonation Processes, together about 55% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fire and Materials is an international journal for scientific and technological communications directed at the fire properties of materials and the products into which they are made. This covers all aspects of the polymer field and the end uses where polymers find application; the important developments in the fields of natural products - wood and cellulosics; non-polymeric materials - metals and ceramics; as well as the chemistry and industrial applications of fire retardant chemicals. Contributions will be particularly welcomed on heat release; properties of combustion products - smoke opacity, toxicity and corrosivity; modelling and testing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Stephen J. GraysonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 15, United Kingdom 4, Japan 4, Sweden 4, Germany 3 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fire dynamics and safety researchEngineering29.6%
- Flame retardant materials and propertiesMaterials Science15.8%
- Combustion and Detonation ProcessesEngineering9.6%
- Fire effects on concrete materialsEngineering7.9%
- Evacuation and Crowd DynamicsEngineering5.5%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Thermal and Kinetic AnalysisMaterials Science2.3%
- Fire Detection and Safety SystemsEngineering2.2%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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 CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.15LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,179OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 75Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 136,023Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,903 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 37 | 12 |
| 2025 | 92 | 50 | 156 |
| 2024 | 84 | 49 | 255 |
| 2023 | 74 | 43 | 425 |
| 2022 | 85 | 25 | 772 |
| 2021 | 113 | 26 | 1,126 |
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
244 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 142 days – 382 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 264 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (176 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 47%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 47%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 131 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 131 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 269 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,760 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,520 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- AMA
Article types accepted12
- commentaryThe journal publishes the following article types: Research Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Commentary. News and Diary. News and Diary …Length not stated
- editorialThe journal publishes the following article types: Research Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Commentary. News and Diary. News and Diary …Length not stated
- editorialsThe journal publishes the following article types: Research Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Commentary.Length not stated
- news and diaryNews and Diary. News and Diary on forthcoming meetings, publications, legislation and new products are invited and should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief.Length not stated
- original articleThe journal publishes the following article types: Research Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Commentary. News and Diary. News and Diary …Length not stated
- research articleThe journal publishes the following article types: Research Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Commentary. News and Diary. News and Diary …Length not stated
- research articlesThe journal publishes the following article types: Research Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Commentary.Length not stated
- reviewThe journal publishes the following article types: Research Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Commentary. News and Diary. News and Diary …Length not stated
- review articleThe journal publishes the following article types: Research Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Commentary. News and Diary. News and Diary …Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal publishes the following article types: Research Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Commentary.Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal publishes the following article types: Research Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Commentary. News and Diary. News and Diary …Length not stated
- short communicationsThe journal publishes the following article types: Research Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Commentary.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest disclosure required Model summary
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing expected Model summary
The journal expects authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement in the manuscript, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy and Wiley’s Data …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
The journal is committed to high standards for professional conduct and ethical behavior in all published material. The Publishing Ethics Guidelines detail the journal's position as a scientific publisher.This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read the Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found at authorservic…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0308-0501
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-1018
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 6 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fire and Materials
What CAS zone is Fire and Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fire and Materials 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 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Fire and Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.15; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at Fire and Materials?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 244 days (interquartile range 142–382 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 47% (2025). 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 Fire and Materials?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 8; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: AMA. 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 Fire and Materials based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15), United Kingdom (4) and Japan (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Fire and Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fire and Materials is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Fire and Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Fire and Materials is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,760.
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: .