Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS
ISSN 0927-796X · Elsevier BV · NETHERLANDS · Irregular · Founded 1993
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS: CAS Zone 1 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 21.14; hybrid open access; APC about USD 6,150; review about 2.7 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: hard; 208 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS is published by Elsevier BV 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 39.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering12.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science12.1%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering5.8%
- Semiconductor materials and devicesEngineering4.4%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering4.3%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science4.3%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering3.7%
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 | Physics, Applied | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 21.14LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 21.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 129LetPub ·
- h-index
- 205OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 675OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 20.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 197LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,128 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 30 | 215 |
| 2025 | 208 | 46 | 4,453 |
| 2024 | 110 | 32 | 4,063 |
| 2023 | 27 | 13 | 1,879 |
| 2022 | 23 | 6 | 2,454 |
| 2021 | 35 | 17 | 6,671 |
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)
- about 2.7 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 6,150 / EUR 5,750 / GBP 4,920 / JPY 762,780 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0927-796X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS
What CAS zone is MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS is in Zone 1 of Materials Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Physics, Applied; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 21.14; CiteScore 21.3, h-index 205.
How long does peer review take at MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS?
Authors report an average review time of about 2.7 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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 SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS open access, and what is the APC?
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 6,150.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .