Journal of Thermal Spray Technology

Journal of Thermal Spray Technology is published by Springer US 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 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors, Advanced materials and composites and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis, together about 50.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Thermal Spray Technology is the leading international, peer-reviewed journal, publishing contributions on all fundamental and practical aspects of thermal spray science and engineering. As the primary vehicle for knowledge transfer from thermal spray research and development, its mission is to synergize the rapidly evolving thermal spray industry and related sectors by presenting the latest research, innovation, and advances in fundamental science and engineering applications of thermal spray and related coating technologies. In addition to conventional thermal spraying processes, this includes related high temperature surface modification techniques such as laser cladding, plasma transferred arc (PTA) welding, laser treatment of thermal-sprayed surfaces, and hybrid techniques involving thermal spraying. Furthermore, application of thermal spraying and related techniques for additive manufacturing, such as cold spraying and laser-directed energy deposition, is within our scope. The Journal of Thermal Spray Technology publishes critically reviewed scientific, theoretical, engineering, and technical articles that combine the best of new research with the latest applications of thermal spraying and related coating technologies; covers all fundamental and practical aspects of thermal spray science and engineering, including processes, feedstock production and characterization, pre- and post-deposition treatments, spray diagnostics, and testing, characterization, and performance assessment of coatings and manufactured parts; disseminates novel research findings at the nexus of thermal/cold spraying and related high temperature surface modification techniques, analytical and numerical modelling, and integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science; provides global coverage of the latest thermal spray research, innovations, products, equipment, and process developments; includes in-depth topical reviews and perspective articles by recognized experts in the field of thermal spraying and related coating technologies; and features special issues on the latest research, innovation, and advances in engineering applications of thermal spraying and related coating technologies, including an annual special issue dedicated to papers selected from the International Thermal Spray Conference (ITSC).

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Coatings & Films

Editor-in-chief André McDonaldPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 7, Japan 3, Germany 3, Italy 3, Canada 3 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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

Indexing the journal's website claims

EI CompendexINSPECCASCurrent 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.

Impact

Impact factor

3.34LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

3.4Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

3.8Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

6.7LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.72LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.18LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

72LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

121OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

2,477OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

3.39OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

14.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

23.83%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

219LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles per year (publisher)

2,023Publisher website · 2026-09-29

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

712,100Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 2.3 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

75%LetPub · 2026-09-13

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

Springer US

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

Founded

1992

ISSN

1059-9630

Electronic ISSN

1544-1016

Latest issue on the website

Volume 35, Issue 6 (August 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website