Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Methods
ISSN 2766-0400 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Methods: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 4.7 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 800; median 101 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 83% (journal website); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Methods is published by Taylor & Francis Group and is classed under Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Machine Learning in Materials Science, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography and Computational Drug Discovery Methods, together about 49.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials: Methods (STAM Methods (STAM-M) ) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal for the publication of high-quality original research and reviews describing significant advances in methods and tools associated with materials science. With the goal to improve and accelerate the discovery and applications of materials, STAM-M provides a platform for disseminating the latest information on developments in emerging methods and tools relevant to materials research to encourage real-world applications of data-driven methodology and computational approaches for materials design, analysis, and processing. The journal is aimed at a broad audience of researchers in academia and industry who are actively involved in materials science, especially from the viewpoint of instrumentation, informatics, and computer science, thereby facilitating interdisciplinary communication that often generates new challenges, which in turn spur further the development of advanced methods and tools. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Methodology, apparatus Modeling and simulation High throughput experimentation, instrumentation, and calculation AI, machine learning, data-driven analysis Data mining, high throughput screening Computer systems and services Databases
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Kazuhiro HonoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Machine Learning in Materials ScienceMaterials Science33.4%
- X-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyMaterials Science10.3%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science5.9%
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesMaterials Science5%
- Advanced Materials Characterization TechniquesEngineering3.8%
- Fatigue and fracture mechanicsEngineering3.1%
- High Temperature Alloys and CreepEngineering2.8%
- Non-Destructive Testing TechniquesEngineering2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 118,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 216 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 4 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 52 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 459 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 224 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 372 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 195 |
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
101 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 124 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 139 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (89 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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 83%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 710 / GBP 615 / USD 800 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 800 / GBP 615 / EUR 710 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 710 / GBP 615 / USD 800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- original researchhigh-quality original research and reviewsLength not stated
- reviewshigh-quality original research and reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials: Methods is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and rea…
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
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2766-0400
- Society / sponsor
- NIMS and Empa
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Methods
What CAS zone is Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Methods in?
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 Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Methods?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Methods?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 101 days (interquartile range 75–124 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 83%. 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 JCR quartile is Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Methods in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Which databases index Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Methods?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Methods is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Methods open access, and what is the APC?
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Methods is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .