Journal profile · METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
METALLURGIA ITALIANA
ISSN 0026-0843 · Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia · ITALY · Monthly
METALLURGIA ITALIANA: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.15; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 4 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
METALLURGIA ITALIANA is published by Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia 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 Metallurgy and Material Forming, Metal Alloys Wear and Properties and Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Metallurgia Italiana” publishes original and unpublished peer-reviewed papers - either in Italian or in English - concerning experimental or theoretical work related to ferrous and non-ferrous metals and other structural and functional applications materials, in the different metallurgical areas: physics, chemistry and mechanics. Critical reviews pertaining specific subject matter are also of interest. Authors are invited to present their work and in a clear and concise manner.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering8.4%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science8.4%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering7.7%
- Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsEngineering6.4%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering6%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering5.7%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering5.7%
- Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMaterials Science5.4%
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 | 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
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
- 0.15LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 186 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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)
- 6–12 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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- Italian
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0026-0843
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about METALLURGIA ITALIANA
What CAS zone is METALLURGIA ITALIANA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, METALLURGIA ITALIANA 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 METALLURGIA ITALIANA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.15; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 8.
How long does peer review take at METALLURGIA ITALIANA?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 METALLURGIA ITALIANA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, METALLURGIA ITALIANA is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is METALLURGIA ITALIANA open access, and what is the APC?
METALLURGIA ITALIANA 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; 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: .