Journal profile · Materials Science, Ceramics
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
ISSN 1546-542X · eISSN 1744-7402 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,270; median 89 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 75%; 313 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 ceramic materials synthesis, Advanced materials and composites and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials, together about 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology</em> is a ceramics journal from the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) publishing applied ceramics research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Ceramics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced ceramic materials synthesisMaterials Science23.1%
- Advanced materials and compositesEngineering11.1%
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMaterials Science6.3%
- Microwave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisEngineering5.8%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering4.9%
- Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionEngineering4.6%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering4.4%
- MXene and MAX Phase MaterialsMaterials 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, Ceramics | Zone 3 |
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, Ceramics | 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, Ceramics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,772OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 299LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 300Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 317,472Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,549 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 154 | 46 | 48 |
| 2025 | 313 | 133 | 825 |
| 2024 | 385 | 161 | 1,916 |
| 2023 | 341 | 143 | 2,643 |
| 2022 | 334 | 48 | 2,958 |
| 2021 | 303 | 46 | 3,129 |
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
89 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 130 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 110 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (573 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 2.6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 87 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 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
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 4,270 / EUR 3,570 / GBP 2,870 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1546-542X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-7402
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
What CAS zone is International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Ceramics. 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 International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.6; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 82.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 89 days (interquartile range 60–130 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “75%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28% (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.
Which databases index International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,270.
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: .