Journal profile · Engineering-Mechanics of Materials
Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
ISSN 2213-9567 · National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys of China, Chongqing University · China
Journal of Magnesium and Alloys: CAS Zone 1 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 15.46; fully open access; APC about USD 1,500; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 347 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Magnesium and Alloys is published by National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys of China, Chongqing University and is in Zone 1 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties and Hydrogen Storage and Materials, together about 57.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Magnesium and Alloys provides an international medium for the publication of theoretical and experimental studies in magnesium...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Mechanics of Materials
Editor-in-chief Fusheng PanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 47 in mainland China (about 37%); most named Mainland China 47, Germany 11, United States 9, South Korea 9, Australia 7 (127 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Magnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science30.5%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering20.1%
- Hydrogen Storage and MaterialsMaterials Science7.3%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering6.8%
- Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMaterials Science6%
- Advanced Welding Techniques AnalysisEngineering3.9%
- Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMaterials Science3.8%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | 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
- 15.46LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 15.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 24.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 24.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,636OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 371LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,349 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 297 | 297 | 342 |
| 2025 | 347 | 347 | 3,863 |
| 2024 | 335 | 335 | 9,183 |
| 2023 | 218 | 218 | 9,742 |
| 2022 | 250 | 250 | 12,350 |
| 2021 | 307 | 307 | 18,071 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,500 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,500 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,500 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted10
- case reportContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Full Length Article, Reviews, Editorial, Perspective, News, Letter, Comm…Length not stated
- commentsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Full Length Article, Reviews, Editorial, Perspective, News, Letter, Comm…Length not stated
- editorialContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Full Length Article, Reviews, Editorial, Perspective, News, Letter, Comm…Length not stated
- full length articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Full Length Article, Reviews, Editorial, Perspective, News, Letter, Comm…Length not stated
- letterContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Full Length Article, Reviews, Editorial, Perspective, News, Letter, Comm…Length not stated
- newsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Full Length Article, Reviews, Editorial, Perspective, News, Letter, Comm…Length not stated
- perspectiveContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Full Length Article, Reviews, Editorial, Perspective, News, Letter, Comm…Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Full Length Article, Reviews, Editorial, Perspective, News, Letter, Comm…Length not stated
- reviewsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Full Length Article, Reviews, Editorial, Perspective, News, Letter, Comm…Length not stated
- technical noteContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Full Length Article, Reviews, Editorial, Perspective, News, Letter, Comm…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement. Permission of the so…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) Allows users to: distribute an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single blind review process. Model summary
This journal operates a single blind review process. Manuscript will be handled expeditiously and will take full advantage of Web technology in submission and review of manuscripts and approval of page proofs. Manuscripts selected for further review will be sent to a group of peers for evaluation. Authors can greatly expedite the speed of this process by supplying a list of six or more potential r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys of China, Chongqing University
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2213-9567
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
What CAS zone is Journal of Magnesium and Alloys in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys is in Zone 1 of Materials Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Magnesium and Alloys?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 15.46; CiteScore 24.8, h-index 124.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Magnesium and Alloys?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Journal of Magnesium and Alloys?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: 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 Journal of Magnesium and Alloys based?
Of the 127 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 47 (about 37%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (47), Germany (11) and United States (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Magnesium and Alloys?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Magnesium and Alloys open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Magnesium and Alloys is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,500.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .