Journal profile · Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Metal Science and Heat Treatment
ISSN 0026-0673 · eISSN 1573-8973 · Springer US · RUSSIA · Bimonthly · Founded 1959
Metal Science and Heat Treatment: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.58; subscription journal; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 122 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Metal Science and Heat Treatment is published by Springer US 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 Material Properties and Applications, Metal Alloys Wear and Properties and Material Properties and Failure Mechanisms, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Metal Science and Heat Treatment presents new fundamental and practical research in physical metallurgy, heat treatment equipment, and surface engineering.Topics covered include:New structural, high temperature, tool and precision steelsCold-resistant, corrosion-resistant and radiation-resistant steels Steels with rapid decline of induced propertiesAlloys with shape memory effect Bulk-amorphyzable metal alloysMicrocrystalline alloysNano materials and foam materials for medical use.Metal Science and Heat Treatment is a translation of the Russian journal Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov.The Russian Volume Year is published in English from April.All articles are peer-reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Editor-in-chief Sergey Yu. Kondrat'evPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Russia 11, Mainland China 1, Slovakia 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Material Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science16.1%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science13.8%
- Material Properties and Failure MechanismsMaterials Science9.4%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering8.6%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering6.6%
- Surface Treatment and CoatingsEngineering4.2%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering4.2%
- Engineering Diagnostics and ReliabilityEngineering3.6%
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 | 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 | 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 | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | 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 CompendexCASCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 0.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 671OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 100LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 61,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 122 | 0 | 57 |
| 2024 | 115 | 3 | 181 |
| 2023 | 127 | 7 | 271 |
| 2022 | 125 | 1 | 238 |
| 2021 | 113 | 0 | 392 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
Article types accepted1
- editorialSingle-blind peer review This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. Editorial Procedure—additional information This journal operates single-blind …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
COPE member Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure.
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- RUSSIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1959
- ISSN
- 0026-0673
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-8973
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 7-8 (November 2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Metal Science and Heat Treatment
What CAS zone is Metal Science and Heat Treatment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Metal Science and Heat Treatment is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Metal Science and Heat Treatment?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.58; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Metal Science and Heat Treatment?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Metal Science and Heat Treatment?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Metal Science and Heat Treatment based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (11), Mainland China (1) and Slovakia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Metal Science and Heat Treatment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Metal Science and Heat Treatment is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Metal Science and Heat Treatment open access, and what is the APC?
Metal Science and Heat Treatment is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .