Journal profile · Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography
ISSN 0032-678X · eISSN 2195-8599 · Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG · GERMANY · Monthly
Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.86; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 95 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography is published by Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Engineering and Materials Science Studies, together about 32.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Practical Metallography is a bilingual (German-English) journal that informs you thoroughly on materialographic preparation, imaging and analysis of microstructures. The journal covers the development and improvement of metallographic methods and equipment, possibilities of optical and electron microscopy, spectroscopy, diffraction techniques, non-destructive testing, metallographic investigations of materials, problems of specimens preparation and evaluation including useful laboratory advice and recipes, failure analysis including damage detection and elimination.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering12.5%
- Engineering and Materials Science StudiesEngineering5.1%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science5%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering4.5%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering4.4%
- Educational Reforms and InnovationsEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering3.9%
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
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
- 0.86LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,732 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 95 | 17 | 20 |
| 2024 | 110 | 25 | 60 |
| 2023 | 102 | 33 | 163 |
| 2022 | 109 | 31 | 70 |
| 2021 | 113 | 32 | 129 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0032-678X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2195-8599
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography
What CAS zone is Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography 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 Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.86; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
Which databases index Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography open access, and what is the APC?
Praktische Metallographie-Practical Metallography is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .