Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, CERAMICS
International Journal of Applied Glass Science
ISSN 2041-1286 · eISSN 2041-1294 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · UNITED STATES
International Journal of Applied Glass Science: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.06; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,070; median 154 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Applied Glass Science 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 Glass properties and applications, Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials and Nuclear materials and radiation effects, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Applied Glass Science publishes research on the application of glass science and engineering across the entire materials spectrum.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, CERAMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Glass properties and applicationsMaterials Science30.2%
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsMaterials Science7.4%
- Nuclear materials and radiation effectsMaterials Science6.4%
- Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionEngineering5.5%
- Phase-change materials and chalcogenidesMaterials Science4.7%
- Structural Analysis of Composite MaterialsEngineering4.3%
- Laser Material Processing TechniquesEngineering4.2%
- Material Dynamics and PropertiesMaterials Science3.7%
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, Ceramics | Zone 2 |
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, Ceramics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Ceramics | Zone 2 |
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
- 2.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 412OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 30Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 96,026Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 967 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 29 | 9 |
| 2025 | 39 | 22 | 48 |
| 2024 | 47 | 25 | 179 |
| 2023 | 39 | 18 | 199 |
| 2022 | 76 | 23 | 755 |
| 2021 | 64 | 31 | 629 |
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
154 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 195 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 175 days
- Sample
- 79 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 141 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 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 4,070 / EUR 3,400 / GBP 2,730 | — | — |
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2041-1286
- Electronic ISSN
- 2041-1294
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Applied Glass Science
What CAS zone is International Journal of Applied Glass Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Applied Glass Science is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Materials Science, Ceramics. 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 International Journal of Applied Glass Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.06; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Applied Glass Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 154 days (interquartile range 100–195 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24% (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 Glass Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Applied Glass Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Applied Glass Science open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Applied Glass Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,070.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .