Journal profile · Engineering-Mechanics of Materials
Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials
ISSN 0021-4876 · eISSN 1880-6880 · Nippon Kinzoku Gakkai · JAPAN
Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.32; fully open access; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials is published by Nippon Kinzoku Gakkai 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 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties and Metallurgy and Material Forming, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Mechanics of Materials
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering11.5%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering9%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering6.7%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering6.6%
- Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMaterials Science6.2%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science5.7%
- Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy PropertiesEngineering5.1%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering4.3%
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
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
- 0.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,289OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,128 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 9 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 35 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 52 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 38 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 113 |
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.
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
- Nippon Kinzoku Gakkai
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- Japanese
- ISSN
- 0021-4876
- Electronic ISSN
- 1880-6880
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials
What CAS zone is Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials 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 the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.32; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 50.
Which databases index Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .