Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik
ISSN 0933-5137 · eISSN 1521-4052 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1988
Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.95; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,460; median 221 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 176 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag 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, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties and Metal Alloys Wear and Properties, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik provides fundamental and practical information for those concerned with materials development, manufacture, and testing. Both technical and economic aspects are taken into consideration in order to facilitate choice of the material that best suits the purpose at hand. Review articles summarize new developments and offer fresh insight into the various aspects of the discipline. Recent results regarding material selection, use and testing are described in original articles, which also deal with failure treatment and investigation. Abstracts of new publications from other journals as well as lectures presented at meetings and reports about forthcoming events round off the journal. Official Journal ofDECHEMA e.V.Dt. Gesellschaft für Chemisches Apparatewesen,Chemische Technik und BiotechnologieDeutsche Gesellschaft für MaterialkundeVerein Deutscher Eisenhüttenleute ISSN: 0933-5137 (print). 1521-4052 (online). Currently 12 issues per year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Engineering and Materials Science StudiesEngineering13.4%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering7.5%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science6.8%
- Material Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science6.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.3%
- Advanced ceramic materials synthesisMaterials Science5%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering4.7%
- Fatigue and fracture mechanicsEngineering4.3%
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 |
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 0.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,026OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 109LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 109Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 98,386Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,536 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 112 | 22 | 12 |
| 2025 | 176 | 59 | 143 |
| 2024 | 227 | 121 | 401 |
| 2023 | 199 | 88 | 466 |
| 2022 | 168 | 32 | 736 |
| 2021 | 163 | 43 | 728 |
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
221 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 154 days – 273 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 261 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (299 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 44%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 44%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 211 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,460 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,330 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- original articlesRecent results regarding material selection, characterization, use, assembly and testing are described in original articles, which also deal with failure treatm…Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles summarize new developments and offer fresh insight into the various aspects of the discipline.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Data availability
Data sharing policy Model summary
This journal expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a Data Availability Statement (DAS) to describe the availability or the absence of shared data.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 3. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
COPE member Model summary
Peer ReviewThis journal operates under a single-blind peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. All contributions will be evaluated according to the standard procedures of peer review, usually by two referees. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates under a single-blind peer review model.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism detection Model summary
This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
Materials Science and Engineering Technology accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0933-5137
- Electronic ISSN
- 1521-4052
- Society / sponsor
- DECHEMA e
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik
What CAS zone is Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. 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 Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.95; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 221 days (interquartile range 154–273 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 44% (2025). 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 Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik open access, and what is the APC?
Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,460.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .