Journal profile · Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Materials Evaluation
ISSN 0025-5327 · American Society for Nondestructive Testing · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1978
Materials Evaluation: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.41; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Materials Evaluation is published by American Society for Nondestructive Testing 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 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques, Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, together about 50.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Materials Evaluation publishes articles, news and features intended to increase the NDT practitioner’s knowledge of the science and technology involved in the field, bringing informative articles to the NDT public while highlighting the ongoing efforts of ASNT to fulfill its mission. M.E. is a peer-reviewed journal, relying on technicians and researchers to help grow and educate its members by providing relevant, cutting-edge and exclusive content containing technical details and discussions. The only periodical of its kind, M.E. is circulated to members and nonmember paid subscribers. The magazine is truly international in scope, with readers in over 90 nations. The journal’s history and archive reaches back to the earliest formative days of the Society.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Non-Destructive Testing TechniquesEngineering21.5%
- Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationEngineering21.1%
- Welding Techniques and Residual StressesEngineering7.7%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering6.7%
- Thermography and Photoacoustic TechniquesEngineering4.4%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering3.7%
- Engineering Applied ResearchEngineering3.3%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering2.9%
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, Characterization & Testing | 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, Characterization & Testing | 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, Characterization & Testing | 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
- 0.41LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 185OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,350 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 2 | 10 |
| 2024 | 38 | 1 | 25 |
| 2023 | 42 | 0 | 51 |
| 2022 | 46 | 3 | 86 |
| 2021 | 41 | 2 | 86 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society for Nondestructive Testing
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0025-5327
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Materials Evaluation
What CAS zone is Materials Evaluation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Materials Evaluation is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Characterization & Testing. 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 Materials Evaluation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.41; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Materials Evaluation?
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.
Which databases index Materials Evaluation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Materials Evaluation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Materials Evaluation open access, and what is the APC?
Materials Evaluation is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .