Journal profile · METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals
ISSN 1067-8212 · eISSN 1934-970X · Pleiades Publishing · RUSSIA · Bimonthly · Founded 2007
Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.38; subscription journal; median 69 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals is published by Pleiades Publishing 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 Advanced materials and composites, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals is an international peer-reviewed journal the main goal of which is to achieve new knowledge in the following topics: extraction metallurgy, hydro- and pirometallurgy, casting, plastic deformation, metallography and heat treatment, powder metallurgy and composites, self-propagating high-temperature synthesis, surface engineering and advanced protected coatings, environments, and energy capacity in non-ferrous metallurgy. The journal welcomes manuscripts from all countries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Editor-in-chief Dmitry L. MersonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 27, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, India 1, Türkiye 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced materials and compositesEngineering11.5%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering8%
- Metal Extraction and BioleachingEngineering7.8%
- Material Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science6.8%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering6.2%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering6.1%
- Minerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy PropertiesEngineering5.2%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexPublisher 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
- 0.38LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 226OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 21,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,671 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 41 | 0 | 33 |
| 2024 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 78 | 2 | 299 |
| 2021 | 92 | 3 | 459 |
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
69 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 102 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 70 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 145 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (84 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)
- 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- 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 ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
COPE member 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 ·- Open access Open access publishing
Hybrid publishing model with subscription option Model summary
Authors will have the option to choose how their article is published. Subscription publishing model - Published articles are made available to institutions and individuals who subscribe to Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals or who pay to read specific articles. If you would be interested in publishing open access in this journal please contact the Open Research Support Team ORSupport@springern…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. Back to top
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
- Pleiades Publishing
- Country or region
- RUSSIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1067-8212
- Electronic ISSN
- 1934-970X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 3 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals
What CAS zone is Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals 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 Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.38; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 69 days (interquartile range 49–102 days); 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (27), United Kingdom (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals open access, and what is the APC?
Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .