Journal profile · Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
ISSN 2631-8644 · eISSN 2631-7990 · Institute of Physics Publishing · United Kingdom
International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 25.04; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 205 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 156 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing is published by Institute of Physics Publishing and is in Zone 1 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques, together about 28.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering11.1%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering9.2%
- Advanced Surface Polishing TechniquesEngineering8.1%
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesEngineering7.5%
- Advanced Materials and MechanicsEngineering6.3%
- Laser Material Processing TechniquesEngineering6%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering4.6%
- Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingEngineering4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 25.04LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 29.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 428OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 16.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 142LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 691 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 148 | 148 | 234 |
| 2025 | 156 | 156 | 2,013 |
| 2024 | 140 | 140 | 5,030 |
| 2023 | 91 | 91 | 5,975 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 3,693 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 2,581 |
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
205 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 155 days – 242 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 227 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (361 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,750 / EUR 3,600 / GBP 3,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright and permissions
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and transformative agreements
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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
- Institute of Physics Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2631-8644
- Electronic ISSN
- 2631-7990
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
What CAS zone is International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Manufacturing / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 25.04; CiteScore 29.3, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 205 days (interquartile range 155–242 days); 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .