Journal profile · Materials Science, Ceramics
Journal of Inorganic Materials
ISSN 1000-324X · Science Press · PEOPLES R CHINA · Bimonthly
Journal of Inorganic Materials: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.57; fully open access; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 189 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Inorganic Materials is published by Science Press and is in Zone 3 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced ceramic materials synthesis, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by The Science Press, started in 1986, monthly, 112 pages per issue, the Journal of Inorganic Materials is an academic periodical with English abstracts sponsored by the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Ceramics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced ceramic materials synthesisMaterials Science13.4%
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering6.3%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science6.2%
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMaterials Science5.5%
- Advanced materials and compositesEngineering4.9%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering4.8%
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsMaterials Science4.7%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Ceramics | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Ceramics | 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
- 1.57LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 401OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 151LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,560 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 152 | 152 | 6 |
| 2025 | 189 | 189 | 154 |
| 2024 | 175 | 175 | 461 |
| 2023 | 166 | 166 | 722 |
| 2022 | 137 | 137 | 673 |
| 2021 | 167 | 167 | 1,004 |
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 1 monthLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Science Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- Chinese
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1000-324X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Inorganic Materials
What CAS zone is Journal of Inorganic Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Inorganic Materials is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 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 Journal of Inorganic Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.57; CiteScore 3, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Inorganic Materials?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; 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 Inorganic Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Inorganic Materials is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Inorganic Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Inorganic Materials is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .