Journal profile
Functional Composite Materials
ISSN 2522-5774 · eISSN 3059-3212 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Functional Composite Materials: fully open access; APC about USD 1,290; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Functional Composite Materials is published by SpringerOpen. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fiber-reinforced polymer composites, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites, together about 22.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Being both strong and lightweight, composite materials have already found wide-ranging uses in structural and engineering contexts. Through advancements in materials science and engineering the potential for further applications of composite materials can be achieved by introducing functionality. Journal of Materials Science: Composites focuses on this exciting new generation of materials. Sitting at the intersection of physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering, we welcome contributions on all types of composite materials — the only caveat is that composite functionality must be clearly demonstrated. Examples of functionality include, but are not limited to: electrical and thermal conductivity/insulation; thermoelectric; magnetic; optical; shape memory; ferroelectric; energy harvesting and storage; phase change; antimicrobial and antiviral; structural health monitoring; sensing and actuation; self-healing; integration of devices into structures
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Suryasarathi BosePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 23%); most named Mainland China 7, United States 4, Australia 4, United Kingdom 3, Spain 2 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiber-reinforced polymer compositesEngineering10.4%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science6.6%
- Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesMaterials Science5.7%
- Mechanical Behavior of CompositesEngineering5.7%
- Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesMaterials Science5.7%
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMaterials Science5.7%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering5.7%
- Electromagnetic wave absorption materialsMaterials Science5.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher 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
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 102,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 59 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 222 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 242 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 164 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 101 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 78 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 60 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 3 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,090 / USD 1,290 / GBP 940 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,240 / EUR 1,040 / GBP 890 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 840 / USD 1,190 / EUR 990 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 940 / USD 1,290 / EUR 1,090 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websiteArticle types accepted4
- commentFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Comment Research Review PerspectiveLength not stated
- perspectiveFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Comment Research Review PerspectiveLength not stated
- researchFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Comment Research Review PerspectiveLength not stated
- reviewFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Comment Research Review PerspectiveLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data sharing strongly encouraged or required; deposit in public repositories where appropriate. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licence; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Journal of Materials Science: Composites articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Co…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2522-5774
- Electronic ISSN
- 3059-3212
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Functional Composite Materials
How long does peer review take at Functional Composite Materials?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Functional Composite Materials based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 23%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (7), United States (4) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Functional Composite Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Functional Composite Materials is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Functional Composite Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Functional Composite Materials is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .