Journal profile · METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

Non-Ferrous Metals

ISSN 2072-0807 · eISSN 2414-0155 · Ore & Metals Publishing House

Non-Ferrous Metals: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zoneZone 4 · Materials Science2026 Xinrui edition, major category
Review time—No reports yet
APCCharged, amount not publishedSubscription journal
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year212025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Non-Ferrous Metals is published by Ore & Metals Publishing House and is classed under Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Material Properties and Applications, Industrial Engineering and Technologies and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

We are glad to see You in the website of Ore and Metals Publishing House that is the leading Russian publisher of mining and metallurgical editions. We present to Your attention comprehensive and operative information in the fields of mining matter, mineral processing, iron and steel industry, non-ferrous metallurgy in our regular and special editions. Gornyi Zhurnal the oldest monthly scientific and technical mining-metallurgical edition worldwide (established in 1825);Tsvetnye Metally the leading CIS scientific and technical edition on the problems of non-ferrous metallurgy;Chernye Metally the universal monthly edition elucidating scientific-technical materials about both foreign and Russian iron and steel industry;Obogashchenie Rud the only specialized journal in the field of mineral processing in Russia and other CIS countries;We also publish special issues of the a.m. journals with presentations of the companies, enterprises and universities from the former USSR;We also publish special English supplements to our main journals: Non-ferrous Metals (2 times a year), Eurasian Mining (2 times a year), CIS Iron and Steel Review (2 times a year);We propose wide spectrum of publishing and polygraphic services from typing and make-up to printing and distribution, including translation and creative processing;We publish also scientific-technical, educational and scientific-popular literature as well as directories;We provide translation from/to English and German.All journal issues are available on CDs or by e-mail.More detailed information about these journals and content of their last issues can be found under corresponding menu buttons. "Ore and Metals" Publishing House has stable relations with specialized mining and metallurgical publishers abroad, e.g. in the UK, Germany, France, Italy. We publish several special Russian issues of well-known foreign journals, such as "MPT. Metallurgical Plant and Technology International" (in 2001-2016), CP+T. Casting Plant and Technology International (in 2005-2015) and Aluminium & Its Alloys / Diecasting & Foundry Techniques (in 2007-2010). It is necessary to mention that we have also experience of publishing such editions as "Steel Times International" (in 1999-2005), "Aluminium International Today" (in 1999-2005), "Aluminium Extrusion" (in 2002-2003). These journals are distributing among Russian and CIS specialists free-of-charge. The aim of such editions is to establish more strong direct contacts between mining and

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

Editor-in-chief Alexander G. VorobievPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Material Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science14.6%
  2. Industrial Engineering and TechnologiesEngineering8.2%
  3. Metal Extraction and BioleachingEngineering8%
  4. Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering5.9%
  5. Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering5.7%
  6. Minerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesEnvironmental Science4.7%
  7. Mining and Gasification TechnologiesEngineering4.5%
  8. Engineering and Environmental StudiesEngineering4.5%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMaterials ScienceZone 4
MinorMetallurgy & Metallurgical EngineeringZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

Database indexing

ESCIScopusLetPub

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

CiteScore 2026-06
1.5LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.34LetPub ·
SJR (publisher)
0.27Publisher website ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.85LetPub ·
h-index
13OpenAlex ·
i10-index
21OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
1.04OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
6.2%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
1.52%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
21LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 226 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026862
202521217
2024252547
2023202028
2022212134
2021161639

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.

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.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
Publisher websiteYes, amount not published——

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
Ore & Metals Publishing House
ISSN
2072-0807
Electronic ISSN
2414-0155
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Non-Ferrous Metals

What CAS zone is Non-Ferrous Metals in?

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.

Which databases index Non-Ferrous Metals?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Non-Ferrous Metals is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.

Is Non-Ferrous Metals open access, and what is the APC?

Non-Ferrous Metals is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.

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: .