Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
ISSN 1738-8228 · eISSN 2288-8241 · Korean Institute of Metals and Materials · Korea · Monthly
Korean Journal of Metals and Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4; fully open access; median 44 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Korean Journal of Metals and Materials is published by Korean Institute of Metals and Materials 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 Engineering Applied Research, Metallurgy and Material Forming and Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Korean Journal of Metals and Materials is a representative Korean-language journal of the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (KIM); it publishes domestic and foreign academic papers related to metals and materials, in abroad range of fields from metals and materials to nano-materials, biomaterials, functional materials, energy materials, and new materials, and its official ISO designation is Korean J. Met. Mater.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Engineering Applied ResearchEngineering15.6%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering8.1%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering8%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering7.8%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering6.3%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science4.7%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences4.6%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 140OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 42.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 100LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,857 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91 | 91 | 74 |
| 2024 | 111 | 111 | 224 |
| 2023 | 122 | 122 | 432 |
| 2022 | 99 | 99 | 392 |
| 2021 | 183 | 183 | 512 |
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
44 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 32 days – 64 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 49 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 99 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (127 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted4
- comment and reply- Research Paper, Technical Note, Comment and Reply, Review PaperLength not stated
- research paper- Research Paper, Technical Note, Comment and Reply, Review PaperLength not stated
- review paper- Research Paper, Technical Note, Comment and Reply, Review PaperLength not stated
- technical note- Research Paper, Technical Note, Comment and Reply, Review PaperLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Research and publication ethics follow international standards and the COPE flow chart. Model summary
The research and publication ethics of the Journal of the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials follow international standards and the COPE flow chart.
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
- Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
- Country or region
- Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1738-8228
- Electronic ISSN
- 2288-8241
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
What CAS zone is Korean Journal of Metals and Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Korean Journal of Metals and Materials is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / 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 Korean Journal of Metals and Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.4; CiteScore 2, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Korean Journal of Metals and Materials?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 44 days (interquartile range 32–64 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; 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 Korean Journal of Metals and Materials?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word; Graphical abstract: Required. 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 Korean Journal of Metals and Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Korean Journal of Metals and Materials is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Korean Journal of Metals and Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Korean Journal 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, 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: .