Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Metals and Materials International
ISSN 1598-9623 · eISSN 2005-4149 · The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials · SOUTH KOREA · Bimonthly · Founded 1995
Metals and Materials International: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.46; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,090; median 84 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 267 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Metals and Materials International is published by The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials and is in Zone 3 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 of Steels, together about 24.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Metals and Materials International publishes original papers and occasional critical reviews on all aspects of research and technology in materials engineering: physical metallurgy, materials science, and processing of metals and other materials. Emphasis is placed on those aspects of the science of materials that are concerned with the relationships among the processing, structure and properties (mechanical, thermal, and chemical) of metals and other engineering materials (except polymeric and architectural materials). Aspects of processing include the melting, casting, forming, and additive manufacturing and fabrication with the thermodynamics, kinetics and modeling. Contributions with emphasis on the processing are welcomed but they are specifically expected to deal with its influences on the microstructure and properties.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 5%); most named South Korea 39, Japan 5, Mainland China 3, United States 2, United Kingdom 2 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering10.4%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering7.6%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering6.8%
- Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMaterials Science6.7%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering5.5%
- Advanced materials and compositesEngineering5.2%
- Magnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science4.3%
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesEngineering4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 3 |
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, 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
- 4.46LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,283OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 265LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 475,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,854 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 108 | 10 | 31 |
| 2025 | 267 | 23 | 760 |
| 2024 | 278 | 38 | 2,628 |
| 2023 | 226 | 30 | 2,739 |
| 2022 | 239 | 28 | 3,743 |
| 2021 | 219 | 19 | 3,838 |
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
84 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 59 days – 110 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 61 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 157 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (440 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)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 4,090 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,690 | — | — | |
| 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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- 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 ·- Data availability
Data transparency Model summary
All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Competing interests disclosure Model summary
Authors are required to disclose financial or non-financial interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Article publishing agreement Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
Open Choice copyright Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Metals and Materials International, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process. Back to top
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
- The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1598-9623
- Electronic ISSN
- 2005-4149
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Metals and Materials International
What CAS zone is Metals and Materials International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Metals and Materials International is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Metals and Materials International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.46; CiteScore 7.9, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Metals and Materials International?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 84 days (interquartile range 59–110 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Metals and Materials International?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Required; 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 Metals and Materials International based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (39), Japan (5) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Metals and Materials International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Metals and Materials International 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 Metals and Materials International open access, and what is the APC?
Metals and Materials International is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,090.
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: .