Journal profile · Materials Science-General Materials Science
Materials Research Letters
ISSN 2166-3831 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom
Materials Research Letters: CAS Zone 1 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.5; JCR Q1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,195; review about 33 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 25% (journal website); 127 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Materials Research Letters is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 1 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microstructure and mechanical properties, High Entropy Alloys Studies and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, together about 30.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Materials Research Letters is a high impact, open access journal on the science and technology of advanced, novel and emergent materials. Materials Research Letters supports the materials research community by publishing original and compelling research work. Materials Research Letters provides fast communications on cutting-edge materials research findings. It primarily focuses on advanced metallic materials and physical metallurgy including the deformation mechanisms, structures, processing and properties of metals and alloys. Other materials including intermetallics, ceramics, and nanocomposites will also be considered. Materials Research Letters publishes papers with significant breakthroughs in materials science, including the materials science for unprecedented mechanical and functional properties, the mechanism for processing and formation of novel microstructures including, but not limited to, nanostructures, heterostructures and hierarchical structures, as well as the mechanisms, physics and chemistry responsible for the observed mechanical and functional behaviors of advanced materials. The journal accepts original research letters, brief overviews of critical issues, and perspective pieces that present provocative and visionary opinions and views.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-General Materials Science
Editor-in-chief Yuntian T. ZhuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 5, Germany 4, Hong Kong, China 3, United Kingdom 2, Mainland China 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMaterials Science11.8%
- High Entropy Alloys StudiesEngineering10.7%
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesEngineering8.1%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering7.7%
- High-Temperature Coating BehaviorsEngineering6.1%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering5.3%
- Magnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science4.5%
- Advanced materials and compositesEngineering4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: CASSI SM, Clarivate Analytics: SciSearch®
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
- 7.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 12.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.92LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.92Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 706OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 123LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 639,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,085 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 128 | 128 | 173 |
| 2025 | 127 | 127 | 1,081 |
| 2024 | 122 | 122 | 1,874 |
| 2023 | 79 | 79 | 1,908 |
| 2022 | 113 | 113 | 4,195 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 1,727 |
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
33 daysfirst decision after review · community reports about 10 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | AUD 3,060 / EUR 2,110 / GBP 1,756 / USD 2,195 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,680 / GBP 1,344 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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)
Article types accepted5
- brief overviews of critical issuesThe journal accepts original research letters, brief overviews of critical issues, and perspective pieces that present provocative and visionary opinions and vi…Length not stated
- original research lettersThe journal accepts original research letters, brief overviews of critical issues, and perspective pieces that present provocative and visionary opinions and vi…Length not stated
- perspective piecesThe journal accepts original research letters, brief overviews of critical issues, and perspective pieces that present provocative and visionary opinions and vi…Length not stated
- researchResearchLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Materials Research Letters is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article. Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2166-3831
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Materials Research Letters
What CAS zone is Materials Research Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Materials Research Letters is in Zone 1 of Materials Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Materials Research Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.5; CiteScore 12.1, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at Materials Research Letters?
The publisher reports about 33 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25%. 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 JCR quartile is Materials Research Letters in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Materials Science.
Where are the editorial board members of Materials Research Letters based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5), Germany (4) and Hong Kong, China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Materials Research Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Materials Research Letters is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Materials Research Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Materials Research Letters is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,195.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .