Journal profile · Materials Science, Composites
Journal of Composite Materials
ISSN 0021-9983 · eISSN 1530-793X · SAGE Publications Ltd · ENGLAND · Semimonthly · Founded 2001
Journal of Composite Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.67; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review about 4.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 267 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Composite Materials is published by SAGE Publications 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 Mechanical Behavior of Composites, Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, together about 38% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Consistently ranked in the top 10 of the Thomson Scientific JCR, the Journal of Composite Materials publishes peer reviewed, original research papers from internationally renowned composite materials specialists from industry, universities and research organizations, featuring new advances in materials, processing, design, analysis, testing, performance and applications. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Composites
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mechanical Behavior of CompositesEngineering24.7%
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering6.7%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science6.6%
- Fiber-reinforced polymer compositesEngineering5.8%
- Epoxy Resin Curing ProcessesEngineering5.3%
- Composite Material MechanicsEngineering4.7%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering3.5%
- Textile materials and evaluationsMaterials Science3.5%
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, Composites | Zone 4 |
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, Composites | Zone 4 |
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, Composites | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 183OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,376OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 263LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,767 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 339 | 69 | 127 |
| 2025 | 267 | 79 | 638 |
| 2024 | 240 | 91 | 1,576 |
| 2023 | 278 | 94 | 2,261 |
| 2022 | 321 | 52 | 3,598 |
| 2021 | 233 | 32 | 3,398 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 0021-9983
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-793X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Composite Materials
What CAS zone is Journal of Composite Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Composite Materials is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Composites. 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 Journal of Composite Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.67; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 183.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Composite Materials?
Authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Journal of Composite Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Composite Materials is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Composite Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Composite Materials is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .