Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Materia-Rio de Janeiro
ISSN 1517-7076 · Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ · Rio de Janeiro · Quarterly
Materia-Rio de Janeiro: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.48; fully open access; APC about USD 270; review about 80 days (submission to final decision, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 273 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Materia-Rio de Janeiro is published by Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ 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 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Concrete and Cement Materials Research and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Reseña histórica La Revista Matéria-Rio de Janeiro es una revista líder de acceso abierto publicada por el Laboratorio de Hidrógeno, PEMM - Coordinación de Programas de Posgrado en Ingeniería de la Universidad Federal de Río de Janeiro y la Asociación Brasileña del Hidrógeno. Dedicada a promover el conocimiento en los campos de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Física, Ingeniería Energética, Química y campos relacionados. Desde su creación pionera como revista científica completamente en línea en 1996, la revista ha establecido una plataforma para la difusión de investigaciones innovadoras, fomentando la colaboración entre investigadores de Brasil y de todo el mundo. El compromiso de la revista con el acceso abierto promueve la amplia disponibilidad de valiosos descubrimientos científicos, lo que la convierte en un recurso esencial para profesionales de la academia y la industria. Centrada en diversas disciplinas, Revista Matéria-Rio Janeiro, ISSN 15177076, tiene un factor de impacto (FI) de 1,22 y una clasificación Q3 en múltiples categorías, lo que indica su relevancia dentro del amplio panorama de investigación en los campos que cubre. Con sede en Río de Janeiro, Brasil, esta revista sirve como un conducto vital para los conocimientos científicos emergentes, proporcionando así contribuciones impactantes a la comunidad investigadora global. Misión de la revista Promover el campo de la Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Ingeniería de Materiales y áreas fundamentales afines, a través de la publicación de artículos científicos sobre diversos temas en estas áreas del conocimiento, facilitando el intercambio y el trabajo colaborativo de científicos, profesionales de empresas y estudiantes. Acceso Abierto La Revista Matéria sigue el modelo de Acceso Abierto, permitiendo el acceso virtual, sin restricciones, a todos los textos científicos publicados por la revista. El acceso abierto es la condición en la que el titular de los derechos de autor de una obra académica concede derechos de uso a terceros mediante una licencia abierta (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es - CC-BY ), permitiendo el acceso gratuito inmediato a la obra y autorizando a cualquier usuario a leer, descargar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, buscar o enlazar a los textos completos de los artículos, rastrearlos para indexarlos, pasarlos como datos a un software o utilizarlos para cualquier otro propósito legal. Conformidad con la Ciencia Abierta De acuerdo con los propósitos de
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 4, Brazil 3, South Korea 1, Switzerland 1, Portugal 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering12.1%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering12%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science7.4%
- Recycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceEngineering6.4%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering4.8%
- Innovations in Concrete and Construction MaterialsEngineering4.5%
- Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMaterials Science4.4%
- Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionEngineering4.1%
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)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.22Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 323OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 46.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 266LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 208 | 208 | 20 |
| 2025 | 273 | 273 | 366 |
| 2024 | 319 | 319 | 967 |
| 2023 | 139 | 139 | 533 |
| 2022 | 209 | 209 | 572 |
| 2021 | 209 | 209 | 697 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
80 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 6 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to final decision
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | BRL 900 / USD 270 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 650 / USD 230 / USD 900 / USD 270 | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools
Authors preparing a manuscript for the journal can use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support them. However, Revista Matéria recommends caution in their use and defines its actions based on COPE recommendations. It is emphasized that these tools must never replace critical thinking, expertise, and human evaluation. AI technology should always be applied with human supervision and control. A…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency and recognition, corresponding authors must provide co-authorship contributions to the manuscript using the CRediT (CRediT – Contributor Role Taxonomy). The specific role(s) of each author must be reported at the end of the text, in precise and detailed manner. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly outp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest policy
When submitting a manuscript, authors are responsible for acknowledging and disclosing any conflicts of interest that may have influenced their work. If such conflicts exist, even potentially, the author(s) must declare them in a signed document attached to the submission platform. Conflicts of interest may be of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature. Conflicts of intere…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics
Authors are not allowed to submit the same manuscript simultaneously to Revista Matéria and other journals. Plagiarism of any kind or any other unethical behavior is not tolerated. The submission of a multi-author manuscript by the corresponding author implies that all co-authors made significant contributions to the work. Revista Matéria follows the ethical principles established by the Committee…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and License
Authors of articles published in Revista Matéria retain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 - CC-BY license, which allows unrestricted reuse and distribution, provided that the original work is properly cited. The authors grant the journal the right of first publication under the CC-BY License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Revista Matéria follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open access is the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed - CC-BY), permitting free and immediate access to the work. It authorizes an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
At Revista Matéria, the peer review process follows the "simple anonymous method," in which the authors are blind to the identity of the reviewers, but the reviewers are blind to the identity of the authors. The names of the Editor-in-Chief or Associate Editors will be published in the final version of the article. The editorial policy of Revista Matéria follows its own criteria for the evaluation…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Adoption of Plagiarism Check Software
Revista Matéria uses duplication checks with already published texts through the CopySpider software (https://copyspider.com.br/main/) for plagiarism detection. Articles submitted may contain a maximum similarity percentage of 10%. The similarity check is performed on the first version of the submitted manuscript and on the final version of the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
De acuerdo con los propósitos de Ciencia Abierta, la Revista Matéria acepta que el autor correspondiente, al momento de enviar el artículo o posteriormente envíe el manuscrito, preferentemente, al servidor SciELO Preprints. Los autores identificarán si el artículo es un preprint al momento del envío adjuntando el formulario de cumplimiento de Ciencia Abierta, disponible en el siguiente enlace a la…
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
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ
- Country or region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Language
- Portuguese, English, Spanish
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1517-7076
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Materia-Rio de Janeiro
What CAS zone is Materia-Rio de Janeiro in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Materia-Rio de Janeiro 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 Materia-Rio de Janeiro?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.48; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Materia-Rio de Janeiro?
The publisher reports about 80 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Materia-Rio de Janeiro based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (4), Brazil (3) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Materia-Rio de Janeiro?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Materia-Rio de Janeiro is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Materia-Rio de Janeiro open access, and what is the APC?
Materia-Rio de Janeiro is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 270.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, 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: .