Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING
ISSN 1002-185X · Rare Metals Materials and Engineering Press · PEOPLES R CHINA · Monthly
RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.99; subscription journal; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 334 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
《稀有金属材料与工程》1970年创刊，国内外公开发行(刊号：CN61-1154,ISSN 1002-185X)，由中国科学技术协会主管，中国有色金属学会、中国材料研究学会及西北有色金属研究院主办，科学出版社出版的学术月刊。其学术领导机构是以周廉院士为主任，张平祥院士任主编的由32名院士、7名外籍教授及几十位国内教授组成的编委会。《Rare Metal Materials and Engineering》英文版于2014年11月正式创刊，其内容与中文版独立。
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
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 | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 0.99LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- Self-citation rate
- 41.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 334LetPub ·
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)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Rare Metals Materials and Engineering Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- Chinese
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1002-185X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING
What CAS zone is RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / 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 RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.99; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; 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 RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING open access, and what is the APC?
RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub; 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: .