Journal profile · Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy
ISSN 1450-5339 · eISSN 2217-7175 · Technical Faculty in Bor · SERBIA · Semiannual
Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.37; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy is published by Technical Faculty in Bor 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 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching and Iron and Steelmaking Processes, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Metallurgy presents an international medium for the publication of contributions on original research which reflect the new progresses in theory and practice of metallurgy. The Journal covers the latest research in all aspects of metallurgycal processes, including hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, electrometallurgy, transport phenomena, process control, solidification, solid state reactions, thermodinamics and phase equilibria, metals processing, structure and properties of alloys and compounds.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Editor-in-chief Ljubiša BalanovićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsEngineering11.5%
- Metal Extraction and BioleachingEngineering9.5%
- Iron and Steelmaking ProcessesEngineering6.7%
- Metallurgical and Alloy ProcessesMaterials Science6.5%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering6.1%
- Minerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering5.5%
- Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy PropertiesEngineering5.2%
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 | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 4 |
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 | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Elsevier Bibliographic Database, EBSCO Publishing, Cabell’s Directories
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2022
- 1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2021
- 1.31Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2020
- 1.38Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2019
- 1.13Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2018
- 0.86Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2017
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2016
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2015
- 1.24Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2014
- 0.83Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2013
- 1.14Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2012
- 1.44Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2011
- 1.32Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2010
- 1.29Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2009
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 235OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 776 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 8 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 104 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 173 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 119 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 322 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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
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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted6
- book reviewsfor book reviews: up to 2 pagesLength not stated
- conference announcementsfor conference announcements: up to 2 pagesLength not stated
- original researchpublication of contributions on original researchLength not stated
- original research worksfor original research works: less than 15 pages together with tables and figuresLength not stated
- review articlesfor review articles: up to 20 pagesLength not stated
- short notices and lettersfor short notices and letters: up to 5 pagesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Authors retain copyright of the published papers and grant to the publisher the non-exclusive right to publish the article, to be cited as its original publisher in case of reuse, and to distribute it in all forms and media.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing Model summary
Authors retain copyright of the published papers and grant to the publisher the non-exclusive right to publish the article, to be cited as its original publisher in case of reuse, and to distribute it in all forms and media.LicensingThe published articles will be distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-SA). It is allowed to copy and redistribu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Journal Journal of Mining and Metallurgy B: Metallurgy is published under an Open Access licence. All its content is available free of charge. Users can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search the full text of articles, as well as to establish HTML links to them, without having to seek the consent of the author or publisher.The right to use content without consent does not release the user…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single-blind review system for all papers. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least three reviewers. Model summary
Peer reviewersJournal of Mining and Metallurgy B: Metallurgy uses single-blind review system for all papers. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least three reviewers. The reviewers act independently and they are not aware of each other’s identities. The reviewers are selected solely according to whether they have the relevant expertise for evaluating a manuscript. They must not be from the same ins…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism detection via iThenticate/CrossRef Model summary
Journal of Mining and Metallurgy B: Metallurgy does not publish plagiarised papers. The Editorial Board has adopted the stance that plagiarism, where someone assumes another's ideas, words, or other creative expression as one's own, is a clear violation of scientific ethics. Plagiarism may also involve a violation of copyright law, punishable by legal action.Plagiarism includes the following:o Ver…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving Policy
Self-archiving permitted Model summary
Authors are permitted to deposit publisher's version (PDF) of their work in an institutional repository, subject-based repository, author's personal website (including social networking sites, such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, etc.), and/or departmental website at any time after publication.Full bibliographic information (authors, article title, journal title, volume, issue, pages) about the ori…
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
- Technical Faculty in Bor
- Country or region
- SERBIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 1450-5339
- Electronic ISSN
- 2217-7175
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy
What CAS zone is Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.37; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B-Metallurgy 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .