Journal profile · Materials Science-Metals and Alloys
Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
ISSN 2199-3823 · eISSN 2199-3831 · Springer International Publishing · UNITED STATES · 4 issues per year · Founded 2015
Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.47; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,590; median 127 days to acceptance (132 articles, last 24 months); 374 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Extraction and Separation Processes, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching and Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, together about 45.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy aspires to be the reference publication in the area of sustainable metallurgy, revealing and interpreting the critical challenges industry and society are facing while actively contributing to their solutions. Contributions are sought in presenting metallurgical processes and related research aimed at improving the sustainability of metal-producing industries, both from a unit operation and system point of view, with an emphasis on innovative approaches and solutions that minimize resource and energy consumption; improve materials recovery, reuse, and recycling; and ultimately minimize environmental impacts. Manuscripts that take a systemic, multidimensional approach where challenges and solutions are placed in a broader context, such as policy, economics, product-design, and value chains, are also considered. The contributions published in the Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy are to be original and of high potential impact, ideally thought-provoking or game-changing with an articulated and quantified relation to sustainability in the broader sense, supporting the field/industry/sector in its transition to climate neutrality and circularity, and fulfillment of the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The contributions should demonstrate apparent depth of scientific analysis with data generated through transparent and reproducible processes, based on experiments, field-testing, simulation, and data analysis, that can be repeated or verified by others. This implies that the articles should include sufficient data/information or a link to an online repository where the raw data are and will remain accessible. The journal supports Review Articles, Research Articles, Short Communications, Letters to the Editor, Opinion Articles, and Thematic Articles. Further details are available in the journal’s submission guidelines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Metals and Alloys
Editor-in-chief Kazuki MoritaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 11%); most named Australia 7, Japan 6, United States 5, Mainland China 4, India 2 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering17.7%
- Metal Extraction and BioleachingEngineering17%
- Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsEngineering10.4%
- Iron and Steelmaking ProcessesEngineering9.8%
- Bauxite Residue and UtilizationEngineering5.8%
- Minerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionEngineering3.7%
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 | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | 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 | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 3 |
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 | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 3.47LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 536OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 359LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,024Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 840,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,667 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 310 | 82 | 125 |
| 2025 | 374 | 103 | 1,123 |
| 2024 | 209 | 65 | 1,493 |
| 2023 | 134 | 36 | 1,636 |
| 2022 | 178 | 42 | 2,844 |
| 2021 | 149 | 39 | 2,340 |
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 Crossref · to
127 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 165 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (132 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 160 days
- Sample
- 132 articles with submission and acceptance dates (733 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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".
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 3,590 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- Founded
- 2015
- ISSN
- 2199-3823
- Electronic ISSN
- 2199-3831
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
What CAS zone is Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. 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 Sustainable Metallurgy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.47; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy?
Based on the dates recorded on 132 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 127 days (interquartile range 98–165 days). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (7), Japan (6) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .