Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Letters on Materials
ISSN 2218-5046 · eISSN 2410-3535 · Institute for Metals Superplasticity Problems of Russian Academy of Sciences
Letters on Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.85 (journal website); hybrid open access; 59 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Letters on Materials is published by Institute for Metals Superplasticity Problems of Russian Academy of Sciences 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, Material Properties and Applications and Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMaterials Science10.9%
- Material Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science8.5%
- Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy PropertiesEngineering6.5%
- Advanced materials and compositesEngineering6.2%
- Material Properties and Failure MechanismsMaterials Science5.8%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering5.4%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering5.3%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering4.9%
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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 (publisher) 2024
- 0.85Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2022
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2024
- 0.23Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2024
- 0.38Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,091 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34 | 33 | 85 |
| 2022 | 90 | 87 | 523 |
| 2021 | 104 | 101 | 369 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute for Metals Superplasticity Problems of Russian Academy of Sciences
- ISSN
- 2218-5046
- Electronic ISSN
- 2410-3535
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Letters on Materials
What CAS zone is Letters on Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Letters on Materials is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. 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 Letters on Materials?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.85 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 22.
Which databases index Letters on Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Letters on Materials is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Letters on Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Letters on Materials is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .