Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
npj Materials Degradation
ISSN 2397-2106 · SPRINGERNATURE · PEOPLES R CHINA
npj Materials Degradation: CAS Zone 2 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.48; fully open access; APC about USD 2,690; median 119 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); 179 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
npj Materials Degradation is published by SPRINGERNATURE and is in Zone 2 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors, together about 42% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
npj Materials Degradation is an open access journal from Nature Research dedicated to publishing high-quality papers that report significant advances on the degradation of all material types. We broadly define 'materials degradation' as a reduction in the ability of a material to perform its task in-service as a result of environmental exposure.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMaterials Science19.4%
- Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsMaterials Science16%
- High-Temperature Coating BehaviorsEngineering6.6%
- Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityEngineering6.2%
- Glass properties and applicationsMaterials Science4.6%
- Nuclear Materials and PropertiesMaterials Science4.3%
- Nuclear materials and radiation effectsMaterials Science4.3%
- Building materials and conservationEarth and Planetary Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, 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
- 7.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 455OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 175LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,842,292Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 876 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 160 | 160 | 136 |
| 2025 | 179 | 179 | 1,265 |
| 2024 | 132 | 132 | 2,019 |
| 2023 | 96 | 96 | 2,252 |
| 2022 | 101 | 101 | 4,522 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 2,248 |
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
119 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 157 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 147 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (366 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 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,390 / USD 2,690 / GBP 1,990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,590 / EUR 2,290 / GBP 1,890 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,690 / USD 2,390 / EUR 2,090 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access
- Publication ethics
Member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Model summary
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
npj Materials Degradation is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.
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
- SPRINGERNATURE
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2397-2106
- Society / sponsor
- Published in partnership with
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about npj Materials Degradation
What CAS zone is npj Materials Degradation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, npj Materials Degradation is in Zone 2 of Materials Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. 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 npj Materials Degradation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.48; CiteScore 11.8, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at npj Materials Degradation?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 119 days (interquartile range 83–157 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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 npj Materials Degradation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, npj Materials Degradation is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is npj Materials Degradation open access, and what is the APC?
npj Materials Degradation is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,690.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .