Journal profile
Materials Theory
ISSN 2509-8012 · eISSN 3004-8966 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Materials Theory: fully open access; APC about USD 1,590; median 89 days to acceptance (28 articles, last 24 months); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Materials Theory is published by SpringerOpen. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microstructure and mechanical properties, Fusion materials and technologies and Solidification and crystal growth phenomena, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Materials Science: Materials Theory publishes in all areas of theoretical materials science and related computational methods. The scope covers problems of mechanics, physics, and chemistry of metals and alloys, ceramics, polymers, functional and biological materials at all scales, and concerning the structure, synthesis, and performance of materials. Presenting novel theoretical concepts, models, and/or mathematical and computational formalisms that advance the state-of-the-art is essential for submissions to the journal. The journal highly encourages contributions focusing on data-driven research, materials informatics, and the integration of theory and data analytics as novel means of predicting, designing and conceptualizing materials behavior.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ryan SillsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 12%); most named United States 6, Mainland China 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Japan 1, Germany 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMaterials Science15.3%
- Fusion materials and technologiesMaterials Science12.2%
- Solidification and crystal growth phenomenaMaterials Science9.2%
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy6.1%
- Quantum many-body systemsPhysics and Astronomy6.1%
- Quantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureComputer Science5.3%
- Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsEngineering5.3%
- Machine Learning in Materials ScienceMaterials Science5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 70,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 51 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 202 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 192 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 168 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 146 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 67 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
89 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 119 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (28 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 109 days
- Sample
- 28 articles with submission and acceptance dates (21 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 | EUR 1,340 / USD 1,590 / GBP 1,090 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,590 / EUR 1,340 / GBP 1,090 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,240 / USD 1,490 / GBP 1,040 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,090 / USD 1,590 / EUR 1,340 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websiteArticle types accepted5
- brief reportComment Research Review Perspective Brief ReportLength not stated
- commentComment Research Review Perspective Brief ReportLength not stated
- perspectiveComment Research Review Perspective Brief ReportLength not stated
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data availability statements are required; datasets should be deposited in public repositories where appropriate. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access articles are published under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licences. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Journal of Materials Science: Materials Theory articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2509-8012
- Electronic ISSN
- 3004-8966
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Theory
How long does peer review take at Materials Theory?
Based on the dates recorded on 28 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 89 days (interquartile range 75–119 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Materials Theory based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 12%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Mainland China (2) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Materials Theory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Materials Theory is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Materials Theory open access, and what is the APC?
Materials Theory is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .