Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION
ISSN 0465-2746 · eISSN 1988-3226 · CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas · SPAIN · Quarterly
MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.25; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION is published by CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Concrete Corrosion and Durability and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Materiales de la Construccion is an open access e-journal in building materials technology in open access (ISSN 0465-2746 and eISSN 1988-3226) published by the Institute of Construction Eduardo Torroja, of the Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Mª del Mar AlonsoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 2, Portugal 1, Colombia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering15.8%
- Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityEngineering10.2%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering7.3%
- Building materials and conservationEarth and Planetary Sciences7.3%
- Innovations in Concrete and Construction MaterialsEngineering5.6%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering4.5%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | 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
- 1.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 439OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,341 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 27 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 98 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 143 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 257 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 298 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Open access under CC BY 4.0; copyright held by CSIC; self-archiving of versions other than published version not allowed. Model summary
© CSIC. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International basic information legal text
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving of any version other than the published version is not allowed. Model summary
Self-archiving in repositories, personal webpages or similar, of any version other than the published by the Editor, is not allowed.
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
- CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0465-2746
- Print ISSN
- 1698-9333
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-3226
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 76, Issue 361 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION
What CAS zone is MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.25; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION?
Authors report an average review time of over 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 MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (2), Portugal (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION open access, and what is the APC?
MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .