Journal profile · Materials Science, Ceramics
Refractories and Industrial Ceramics
ISSN 1083-4877 · eISSN 1573-9139 · Springer US · RUSSIA · Bimonthly · Founded 1960
Refractories and Industrial Ceramics: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.32; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from March 2024 (Volume 64, Issue 6): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Refractories and Industrial Ceramics is published by Springer US 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 Industrial Engineering and Technologies, Material Properties and Applications and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis, together about 29.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Refractories and Industrial Ceramics publishes peer-reviewed articles on the latest developments and discoveries in the field of refractory materials and ceramics, focusing on the practical aspects of their production and use.Topics covered include: Scientific Research;Raw Materials;Production;Equipment;Heat Engineering;Applications. The Russian language source for this publication is the journal: Novye Ogneupory (New Refractories). Editor: S.V. Kolpakov.The Russian journal is published monthly. The English journal Refractories and Industrial Ceramics is published bimonthly. Prior to the 1996 volume-year Refractories and Industrial Ceramics was entitled Refractories.The Russian Volume Year is published in English from April.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Ceramics
Editor-in-chief Ivan D. KashcheevPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 33, Germany 3, Ukraine 1 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Industrial Engineering and TechnologiesEngineering10.9%
- Material Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science10.6%
- Advanced ceramic materials synthesisMaterials Science7.8%
- Mining and Gasification TechnologiesEngineering6.9%
- Engineering and Environmental StudiesEngineering6.3%
- Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionEngineering6.2%
- Iron and Steelmaking ProcessesEngineering5.6%
- Diverse Industrial Engineering TechnologiesEngineering5.4%
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, Ceramics | 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, Ceramics | 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, Ceramics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, 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
- 0.32LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 315OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 34,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,850 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | 0 | 39 |
| 2023 | 121 | 3 | 172 |
| 2022 | 119 | 2 | 224 |
| 2021 | 126 | 3 | 373 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; AI use must be documented. Model summary
Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, do not currently satisfy our authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data transparency policy. Model summary
All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Member of COPE; follows COPE guidelines on misconduct. Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors may suggest or exclude reviewers. Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
May use software to screen for plagiarism. Model summary
Important note: the journal may use software to screen for plagiarism.
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- RUSSIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1960
- ISSN
- 1083-4877
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-9139
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 6 (March 2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Refractories and Industrial Ceramics
What CAS zone is Refractories and Industrial Ceramics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Refractories and Industrial Ceramics is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Ceramics. 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 Refractories and Industrial Ceramics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.32; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Refractories and Industrial Ceramics?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Refractories and Industrial Ceramics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Refractories and Industrial Ceramics based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (33), Germany (3) and Ukraine (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Refractories and Industrial Ceramics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Refractories and Industrial Ceramics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Refractories and Industrial Ceramics open access, and what is the APC?
Refractories and Industrial Ceramics 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, 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: .