Journal profile · Materials Science-Metals and Alloys
Iron and Steel Technology
ISSN 1547-0423 · Association for Iron & Steel Technology
Iron and Steel Technology: subscription journal; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iron and Steel Technology is published by Association for Iron & Steel Technology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, Iron and Steelmaking Processes and Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, together about 63.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Metals and Alloys
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsEngineering28.5%
- Iron and Steelmaking ProcessesEngineering27.6%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering7.2%
- Diverse Industrial Engineering TechnologiesEngineering6.3%
- High Temperature Alloys and CreepEngineering3.2%
- Coal and Coke Industries ResearchEnergy3.2%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering2.9%
- Metallurgy and Cultural ArtifactsSocial Sciences2.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals and Alloys | Q4 | 172/182 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | Q4 | 706/740 | — |
| Materials Chemistry | Q4 | 317/327 | — |
| Mechanics of Materials | Q4 | 398/408 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 167 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
| 2023 | 13 | 10 | 30 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Association for Iron & Steel Technology
- ISSN
- 1547-0423
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Iron and Steel Technology
Which databases index Iron and Steel Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iron and Steel Technology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Iron and Steel Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Iron and Steel Technology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .