Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Materiale Plastice
ISSN 0025-5289 · eISSN 2668-8220 · Syscom 18 SRL · Bucuresti · Quarterly
Materiale Plastice: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.78; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Materiale Plastice is published by Syscom 18 SRL 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 Dental materials and restorations, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, together about 30% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes original scientific papers and guest reviews on topics of great interest in polymer science, plastics engineering, and related applied research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief HI HoriaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry12.5%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering10.9%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry6.6%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science6.5%
- Material Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science5.4%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering4.5%
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMaterials Science4.5%
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering4.2%
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASPublisher 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
- 0.78LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 73.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,062 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 3 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 21 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 100 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 67 |
| 2022 | 99 | 99 | 298 |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | 853 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 1,500 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- EUR 1,000
- Page charges
- EUR 1,500
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted3
- editorialPaper reception — each accepted paper receives a Registration Number and an Online Access Code. The main contact author receives an email with the status of the…Length not stated
- guest reviewsThe journal publishes original scientific papers and guest reviews on topics of great interest in polymer science, plastics engineering, and related applied res…Length not stated
- original scientific papersThe journal publishes original scientific papers and guest reviews on topics of great interest in polymer science, plastics engineering, and related applied res…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
All authors must accurately identify themselves. Names and institutional affiliations — including country/region — of every contributing author are required. Persistent digital identifiers (ORCID, ResearcherID) or links to institutional profiles may be supplied to clarify identity and affiliation. Submissions are evaluated against ethical standards covering plagiarism, conflicts of interest, intel…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & Licensing
Materiale Plastice holds the copyright for all published articles. All articles are released under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY 4.0): "This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation." Read the CC-BY 4.0 license terms →
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access ⚠ Open Access Policy
Open access Model summary
Materiale Plastice is an open-access journal. To provide free access to readers and cover the costs of peer review, copyediting, hosting and indexing, a processing charge applies to accepted papers. There are no submission fees.
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
- Syscom 18 SRL
- Country or region
- Bucuresti
- Language
- English, Rumanian
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0025-5289
- Electronic ISSN
- 2668-8220
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Materiale Plastice
What CAS zone is Materiale Plastice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Materiale Plastice 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 Materiale Plastice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.78; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Materiale Plastice?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Materiale Plastice?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word. 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 Materiale Plastice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Materiale Plastice is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Materiale Plastice open access, and what is the APC?
Materiale Plastice is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .