Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
ISSN 0965-0393 · eISSN 1361-651X · IOP Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1992
Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.25; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,325; median 107 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 147 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. 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 Microstructure and mechanical properties, Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties and Solidification and crystal growth phenomena, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Serving the multidisciplinary materials community, the journal aims to publish new research work that advances the understanding and prediction of material behaviour at scales from atomistic to macroscopic through modelling and simulation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMaterials Science17.9%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering6.3%
- Solidification and crystal growth phenomenaMaterials Science5.7%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering5.5%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering5.4%
- High Temperature Alloys and CreepEngineering4.7%
- nanoparticles nucleation surface interactionsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering4.1%
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 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | 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
- 2.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,806OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 59.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 146LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,329 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 125 | 88 | 27 |
| 2025 | 147 | 61 | 221 |
| 2024 | 178 | 125 | 831 |
| 2023 | 94 | 85 | 692 |
| 2022 | 99 | 47 | 820 |
| 2021 | 122 | 60 | 1,303 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 144 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 120 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (306 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Desk decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 47 daysPublisher 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 3,325 / EUR 2,765 / GBP 2,410 | — | — |
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
- accepted manuscriptsAccepted manuscriptsLength not stated
- review articlesReview articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Open all abstracts, in this tabThe following article is Open accessA multi-phase thermodynamic model for predicting non-monotonic strength evolution in thermally aged duplex stainless steelLlewellyn Cupido and Nawaz Mahomed 2026 Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 34 065015 View article, A multi-phase thermodynamic model for predicting non-monotonic strength evolution in thermally aged duplex stainl…
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
- IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 0965-0393
- Electronic ISSN
- 1361-651X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
What CAS zone is Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Physics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.25; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 112.
How long does peer review take at Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 79–144 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,325.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .