Journal profile · Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Metallurgist
ISSN 0026-0894 · eISSN 1573-8892 · Springer US · RUSSIA · Bimonthly · Founded 1957
Metallurgist: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.77; subscription journal; median 89 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 216 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Metallurgist 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 Iron and Steelmaking Processes, Industrial Engineering and Technologies and Engineering and Environmental Studies, together about 28.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Metallurgist is the leading Russian journal in metallurgy. Publication started in 1956.Basic topics covered include: State of the art and development of enterprises in ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy and mining;Metallurgy of ferrous, nonferrous, rare, and precious metals; Metallurgical equipment;Automation and control;Protection of labor;Protection of the environment;Resources and energy saving;Quality and certification;History of metallurgy;Inventions (patents). Metallurgist is a translation of the Russian journal Metallurg.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 Elena Kh.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 31 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Iron and Steelmaking ProcessesEngineering10.6%
- Industrial Engineering and TechnologiesEngineering9.4%
- Engineering and Environmental StudiesEngineering8.3%
- Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsEngineering8.1%
- Diverse Industrial Engineering TechnologiesEngineering7.7%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering7%
- Material Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science6%
- Mining and Gasification TechnologiesEngineering5.4%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, 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
- 0.77LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 370OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 215LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 68,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,153 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 216 | 2 | 118 |
| 2024 | 224 | 1 | 331 |
| 2023 | 200 | 2 | 447 |
| 2022 | 182 | 3 | 463 |
| 2021 | 168 | 6 | 748 |
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 52 days – 147 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 182 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 338 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (344 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 ·
- 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics
- 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
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 ·
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
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0026-0894
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-8892
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69, Issue 11 (March 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Metallurgist
What CAS zone is Metallurgist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Metallurgist 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 Metallurgist?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.77; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Metallurgist?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 89 days (interquartile range 52–147 days); 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 Metallurgist?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Metallurgist based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (31). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Metallurgist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Metallurgist is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Metallurgist open access, and what is the APC?
Metallurgist 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: .