Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE

ISSN 1606-5131 · eISSN 1605-8127 · Walter de Gruyter · RUSSIA · Bimonthly

REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5; fully open access; APC about USD 1,469; review about 3.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 104 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor5Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 3 · Materials Science2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 3 · Materials Science
Review timeabout 3.5 monthsCommunity average
APCUSD 1,469Fully open access
Acceptanceabout 75%Community average
Articles per year1042025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 3 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

About this journal Reviews on Advanced Materials Science (RAMS) is a fully peer-reviewed, open access, electronic journal that publishes significant, original and relevant works in the area of theoretical and experimental studies of advanced materials. The journal provides the readers with free, instant, and permanent access to all content worldwide; and the authors with extensive promotion of published articles, long-time preservation, no space constraints and immediate publication.Aims and ScopeThe journal publishes research and review articles, rapid and short communications, comments and replies that cover the following areas of materials sciences:
· Biological and biomedical materials,
· Carbon materials,
· Ceramics and glasses,
· Electrical, optical and magnetic materials,
· Fibers and composite materials,
· Metals and physical metallurgy,
· Nanostructured materials and nanocomposites,
· Polymers. Your Benefits Why submitAs an Author of Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, you benefit from:Easy-to-use online submission system: Editorial Manager®Fast, fair and constructive peer reviewContinuous publication model (Quick online publication of accepted papers)No limitations on color figures and word count in published articlesAll articles are freely available to the academic community worldwide, without any restrictionsPromotion of published papers to readers and citersDistribution to open access directories (such as DOAJ) and thousands of libraries worldwideLiberal policies on copyrights (authors retain copyright) and on self-archiving (no embargo periods)Secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service PorticoGet an easy access to the Reviews on Advanced Materials Science’ most cited and most downloaded papers with only one click!Table of contents 2025 and 2024Special Issue:Special Issue on Digital Materials Engineering: AI-Powered Innovations in Advanced Materials Science for Smart and Resilient Construction MaterialsArticle Processing ChargesIn order to sustain the publishing process, each article accepted for publication in Reviews on Advanced Materials Science is subject to an Article Processing Charge of €1300. This fee is used to cover the costs of manuscript processing, professional typesetting and copyediting, as well as online hosting, long-term preservation, and extensive promotion to potential readers. There is no submission fee. Information regarding payment of the charge will be provided following acceptance for publication.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Editor-in-chief David HuiPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering15%
  2. Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering14.8%
  3. Recycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceEngineering6.1%
  4. Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering5.3%
  5. Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering5.2%
  6. Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMaterials Science4.7%
  7. Innovations in Concrete and Construction MaterialsEngineering4.4%
  8. Magnesium Oxide Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science3.9%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMaterials ScienceZone 3
MinorMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryZone 3
MinorNanoscience & NanotechnologyZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMaterials ScienceZone 3
MinorNanoscience & NanotechnologyZone 3
MinorMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryZone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMaterials ScienceZone 4
MinorMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryZone 4
MinorNanoscience & NanotechnologyZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

CASCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, OCLC

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
5LetPub ·
Impact factor (publisher)
5.1Publisher website ·
5-year impact factor (publisher)
4.7Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
7LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher)
7Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
0.72LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
1.09LetPub ·
h-index
49LetPub ·
h-index
46OpenAlex ·
i10-index
296OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
4.01OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
3.9%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
104LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 791 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
202611511533
2025104104301
2024108108977
20231171171,675
202271711,111
202173731,595

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 3.5 monthsLetPub ·
Average acceptance (community reports)
75%LetPub ·
Peer review
Single 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

Fully open accessOpenAlex

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
OpenAlexEUR 1,300——
Publisher websiteEUR 1,300——

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
Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies

Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section. For more information on De Gruyter Publishing Ethics, please see the De Gruyter Guidelines online here.

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
Walter de Gruyter
Country or region
RUSSIA
Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
ISSN
1606-5131
Electronic ISSN
1605-8127
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE

What CAS zone is REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5; CiteScore 7, h-index 46.

How long does peer review take at REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE?

Authors report an average review time of about 3.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.

Is REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE open access, and what is the APC?

REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,469.

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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .