Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Rare Metals
ISSN 1001-0521 · eISSN 1867-7185 · Nonferrous Metals Society of China · PEOPLES R CHINA · Quarterly · Founded 2009
Rare Metals: CAS Zone 1 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 12.04; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,190; median 74 days to acceptance (168 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 730 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Rare Metals is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rare Metals is published by Nonferrous Metals Society of China and is in Zone 1 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, together about 23.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Rare Metals is no longer published by Springer as of December 31, 2025. Please contact the Editorial Office, raremetals@grinm.com for information ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering10.3%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering7.6%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering6%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy5.3%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy5%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science4.5%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering4.5%
- Advanced materials and compositesEngineering4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 2 |
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
- 12.04LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,025OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 11.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 560LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,686 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 531 | 515 | 421 |
| 2025 | 730 | 158 | 6,789 |
| 2024 | 540 | 39 | 13,175 |
| 2023 | 341 | 13 | 11,512 |
| 2022 | 324 | 20 | 12,169 |
| 2021 | 265 | 15 | 11,167 |
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
74 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 96 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 78 days (168 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 153 days
- Sample
- 168 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,285 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)
- 4–8 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Journal archived; no longer accepting submissions with this publisher Model summary
Rare Metals is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher.
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
- Nonferrous Metals Society of China
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1001-0521
- Electronic ISSN
- 1867-7185
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rare Metals
What CAS zone is Rare Metals in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Rare Metals is in Zone 1 of Materials Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Rare Metals?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 12.04; CiteScore 15.3, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at Rare Metals?
Based on the dates recorded on 168 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 74 days (interquartile range 56–96 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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 Rare Metals?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rare Metals is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Rare Metals open access, and what is the APC?
Rare Metals is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,190.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .