Journal profile · Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Materials Testing
ISSN 0025-5300 · eISSN 2195-8572 · Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG · GERMANY · Monthly
Materials Testing: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.29; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 174 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Materials Testing is published by Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG 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 Engineering and Materials Science Studies, German Literature and Culture Studies and Public Administration and Political Analysis, together about 24.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Materials Testing is a SCI-listed English language journal dealing with all aspects of material and component testing with a special focus on transfer between laboratory research into industrial application. The journal provides first-hand information on non-destructive, destructive, optical, physical and chemical test procedures. It contains exclusive articles which are peer-reviewed applying respectively high international quality criterions.All articles are subject to thorough, independent peer review. Complete Archive AccessAs of 2026, all De Gruyter journal subscriptions include access to every issue, from Volume 1, Issue 1 through to today, meaning subscribers can access even more research at no additional cost.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Editor-in-chief Thomas BöllinghausPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Engineering and Materials Science StudiesEngineering11.4%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities7.5%
- Public Administration and Political AnalysisSocial Sciences5.4%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science5.3%
- Physics and Engineering Research ArticlesEngineering5.3%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering5%
- Fatigue and fracture mechanicsEngineering4.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 3 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, OCLC
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
- 3.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 585OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 161LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,623 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 166 | 44 | 64 |
| 2025 | 174 | 41 | 541 |
| 2024 | 198 | 14 | 1,348 |
| 2023 | 201 | 31 | 1,954 |
| 2022 | 182 | 23 | 2,022 |
| 2021 | 182 | 23 | 1,922 |
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)
- 4–8 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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
- Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0025-5300
- Electronic ISSN
- 2195-8572
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Materials Testing
What CAS zone is Materials Testing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Materials Testing is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Characterization & Testing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Materials Testing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.29; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at Materials Testing?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 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 Testing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Materials Testing is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Materials Testing open access, and what is the APC?
Materials Testing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
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: .