Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Journal of Materials Processing Technology is published by Elsevier BV and is in Zone 1 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metallurgy and Material Forming, Metal Forming Simulation Techniques and Advanced machining processes and optimization, together about 32% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Formerly: Journal of Mechanical Working TechnologyThe Journal of Materials Processing Technology covers the processing techniques used in manufacturing components from metals and other materials. The journal aims to publish full research papers of original, significant and rigorous work and so to contribute to increased production efficiency and improved component performance.Areas of interest to the journal include:Casting and formingAdditive processing and joining technologiesMaterial removal processesProcessing for surface engineeringEvolution of material properties and functionality caused by different processing conditionsDesign and behaviour of equipment and toolsThe core interest of the journal is the processing of metals, ceramics, polymers, composites and other advanced materials, where the article is focused on the influence of the process on the materials and where there are not other more appropriate dedicated journals. For example, ductile forming of polymers is of interest, but the influence of polymer composition on properties is well covered in dedicated polymer journals.A typical article will examine the influence of process design, tool design, or process operating conditions on the properties of the material or the future performance of the equipment. Most articles combine appropriate quantitative analysis with well-designed experiments. The sciences of materials, tribology and thermodynamics are well covered in other dedicated journals, so these topics are of interest to this journal only when applied specifically to give insight into the processing techniques used in manufacturing components.The journal's Editorial Policy defines our basis for considering submissions. Typical published articles will contribute significant new transferable knowledge in the form of (a) an innovation or (b) a new insight into material processing in the form of a transferable qualitative or quantitative explanation of a difference between experimental measurements and the predictions of existing theory. 'Transferable' knowledge applies to materials or processing conditions broader than those tested within the article.The Journal of Materials Processing Technology generally does not accept papers in the following areas:Simulation with no experimental verification and/or which gives no new insight into the process.Experimental reports which do not provide a convincing analytical or physical explanation of observed behaviour.Topics that properly belong to the materials science literature. Examples include the synthesis of materials, chemical experiments and studies of material composition.The analysis of material properties, surfaces or product performance without reference to the processing which caused them.Statistical methods or techniques from Artificial Intelligence which treat the process as a black box.The operation of equipment, without reference to materials (such as tool path design in CNC machining), or the management of factory systems.As stated in the journal's editorial policy, the Journal of Materials Processing Technology does not accept multiple-part papers or case studies.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Editor-in-chief Z. LiaoPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 15 in mainland China (about 27%); most named Mainland China 15, Germany 8, United States 7, Japan 6, United Kingdom 3 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

7.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

7.9Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

14.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

14.6Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

1.84LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

2.26LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

158LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

258OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

13,739OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

9.21OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

7.6%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

13.19%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

380LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Figures by source

Average review time (community reports)

about 4 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to first decision

2 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

35 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to acceptance

82 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

2 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website

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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Country or region

SWITZERLAND

Language

English

Frequency

Semimonthly

Founded

1990

ISSN

0924-0136

Electronic ISSN

1873-4774

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website