Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
Johnson Matthey Technology Review
ISSN 2056-5135 · Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company · ENGLAND
Johnson Matthey Technology Review: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.56; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Johnson Matthey Technology Review (JMTR) will cease publication in early 2027. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Johnson Matthey Technology Review is published by Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company and is in Zone 4 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 28% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Submissions in the following area will be considered: The platinum group metals (PGMs) Platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir), osmium (Os) PGM chemistry: PGM chemistry, pyro- and hydrometallurgy PGM properties:properties of PGMs such as durability, high-temperature / corrosion resistivity and catalytic performance contributing to their industrial use Advanced characterisation: understanding materials performance across the whole length scale from applications to atomic scale PGM applications: application of PGMs in the automotive, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, glass-making and other industries Circularity: recycling, refining and sustainable supply of the PGMs; including life cycle assessment
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United Kingdom 18, United States 4, Germany 4, Greece 3, Mainland China 2 (43 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science11.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science7.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7.4%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering5.7%
- Catalysis and Oxidation ReactionsChemical Engineering5.7%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy4.5%
- Catalysts for Methane ReformingChemical Engineering4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.56LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 178OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 648 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 78 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 177 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 239 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 280 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 382 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single 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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 50–200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- book reviewcles may be 1000–2000 words (4-6 pages) Book reviews may be 1000–2000 words (4-6 pages) Guest Editorials (by invitation only) may be 50main text ≤ 2,000 words
- editorialay be 1000–2000 words (4-6 pages) Guest Editorials (by invitation only) may be 500-1000 words maximum "In the Lab" profile feature (by invitation only) mmain text ≤ 1,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- License & copyright Copyright policy
We do not usually accept articles which have been previously published in substantially the same form, in any language. Please ensure that your article is not also being considered for publication elsewhere. The author must be able to transfer the copyright to Johnson Matthey Plc. All named authors must agree to submit the paper to Johnson Matthey Technology Review. If the article contains images,…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Please note that articles will be sent to referees in order to assess the scientific content and suitability of the article for publication. Referees are selected from an international pool of qualified scientists with recent publications in the relevant discipline(s). If needed, please check that your article has been approved for external circulation by all relevant parties, committees, managers…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
S. Mishra, R. Khatami, Y. C. Chen, ‘Towards Harmonious Decentralization of Energy Systems: A Vision of Interoperable Peer-to-Peer Energy Markets’, arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.09756, 2021U. Arif, I. A. Khan, F. Hasan, ‘Thermal Modelling and Parametric Optimization for Machining of Aluminum (Al-10%SiCmicro-SiCnano) Based Hybrid Composite Using Spark Erosion’, 2023, preprint
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
- Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2056-5135
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Johnson Matthey Technology Review
What CAS zone is Johnson Matthey Technology Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Johnson Matthey Technology Review is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Physical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Johnson Matthey Technology Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.56; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Johnson Matthey Technology Review?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Johnson Matthey Technology Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Johnson Matthey Technology Review based?
Of the 43 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (18), United States (4) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Johnson Matthey Technology Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Johnson Matthey Technology Review is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Johnson Matthey Technology Review open access, and what is the APC?
Johnson Matthey Technology Review 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, Publisher website; 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: .