Journal profile · Materials Science-Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Functional Composites and Structures
ISSN 2631-6331 · Institute of Physics Publishing
Functional Composites and Structures: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,325; median 147 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Functional Composites and Structures is published by Institute of Physics Publishing 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 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites and Mechanical Behavior of Composites, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Polymers and Plastics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering9.6%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science9.2%
- Mechanical Behavior of CompositesEngineering8.5%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science5.3%
- Cellular and Composite StructuresEngineering5.3%
- Fiber-reinforced polymer compositesEngineering5%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering4.8%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science3.9%
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, Composites | 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 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Composites | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 311 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 19 | 6 |
| 2025 | 45 | 3 | 170 |
| 2024 | 52 | 22 | 283 |
| 2023 | 36 | 26 | 418 |
| 2022 | 35 | 10 | 616 |
| 2021 | 43 | 15 | 795 |
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
147 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 221 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (93 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".
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 3,325 / EUR 2,765 / GBP 2,410 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Physics Publishing
- ISSN
- 2631-6331
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Functional Composites and Structures
What CAS zone is Functional Composites and Structures in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Functional Composites and Structures is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Composites / 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.
How long does peer review take at Functional Composites and Structures?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 147 days (interquartile range 108–221 days). 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 Functional Composites and Structures?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Functional Composites and Structures is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Functional Composites and Structures open access, and what is the APC?
Functional Composites and Structures is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,325.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .