Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS
ISSN 1345-9678 · eISSN 1347-5320 · Japan Institute of Metals (JIM) · JAPAN · Monthly
MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.76; fully open access; review about 3.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 184 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS is published by Japan Institute of Metals (JIM) 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 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties and Microstructure and mechanical properties, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information not localized
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering11%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering8.4%
- Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMaterials Science7.6%
- Metallic Glasses and Amorphous AlloysEngineering5.7%
- Advanced materials and compositesEngineering5.1%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering5%
- Magnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science5%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering4.9%
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | 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
- 1.76LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,683OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 29.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 186LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,175 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 203 | 53 | 36 |
| 2025 | 184 | 113 | 229 |
| 2024 | 232 | 206 | 585 |
| 2023 | 351 | 329 | 2,318 |
| 2022 | 263 | 262 | 1,465 |
| 2021 | 250 | 247 | 1,664 |
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 3.5 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Japan Institute of Metals (JIM)
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1345-9678
- Electronic ISSN
- 1347-5320
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS
What CAS zone is MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering. 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 TRANSACTIONS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.76; CiteScore 3, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS?
Authors report an average review time of about 3.5 months; 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 TRANSACTIONS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS open access, and what is the APC?
MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .