Journal profile · Materials Science, Composites
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
ISSN 0334-181X · eISSN 2191-0359 · Walter de Gruyter GmbH · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.66; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 24 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 66.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
macro-, micro- and nanostructure of materials,mechanics and nanomechanics of composites,interphase, physical and chemical aging, fatigueenvironmental interactions, process modelling,use of composites,novel applications of materials.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Composites
Editor-in-chief Suong V. HoaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences22.2%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences22.2%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering22.2%
- Mechanical and Thermal Properties AnalysisEngineering11.1%
- Mechanical Engineering Research and ApplicationsEngineering11.1%
- Advancements in Materials EngineeringEngineering11.1%
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, Composites | 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, Composites | 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, Composites | 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
CASCurrent ContentsDOAJPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, 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
- 1.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 1,050 | — | — |
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.
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 GmbH
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0334-181X
- Print ISSN
- 0792-1233
- Electronic ISSN
- 2191-0359
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
What CAS zone is SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Composites. 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 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.66; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 0.
How long does peer review take at SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 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 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, Current Contents and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS open access, and what is the APC?
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .