Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING
ISSN 1362-1718 · eISSN 1743-2936 · Maney Publishing · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.9; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,400; review about 41 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 28, Issue 8): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING is published by Maney Publishing 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 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, together about 51% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by Sage from 2024. Science and Technology of Welding and Joining is an international peer-reviewed journal covering both the basic science and applied technology of welding and joining. Its comprehensive scope encompasses all welding and joining techniques (brazing, soldering, mechanical joining, etc.) and aspects such as characterisation of heat sources, mathematical modelling of transport phenomena, weld pool solidification, phase transformations in weldments, microstructure-property relationships, welding processes, weld sensing, control and automation, neural network applications, and joining of advanced materials, including plastics and composites. Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expect referees. All peer-review is single anonymized and submissions can be submitted online via https://www.editorialmanager.com/STW Publishing Ethics The journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics(COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Welding Techniques and Residual StressesEngineering22%
- Advanced Welding Techniques AnalysisEngineering20.4%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering8.7%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering6.6%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering5.9%
- Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsMaterials Science5.2%
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesEngineering3.9%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2022
- CiteScore Q1 · 2022
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexPublisher website
Other: Aluminum Industry Abstracts, Civil Engineering Abstracts, Engineering Research Database, Mechanical and Transportation Engineering Abstracts, METADEX, Technology Research Database, Weldasearch
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
- 2.9LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2022
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2022
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2022
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2022
- 0.83Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2022
- 1.29Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,676OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 113,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,456 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 9 | 7 |
| 2025 | 50 | 5 | 73 |
| 2024 | 59 | 11 | 261 |
| 2023 | 75 | 24 | 824 |
| 2022 | 93 | 8 | 1,385 |
| 2021 | 65 | 1 | 1,072 |
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".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 44%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,400 / GBP 3,226 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics: adheres to high standards; Taylor & Francis is a member of COPE and uses CrossCheck. Model summary
The journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics(COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals.
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Peer review policy: initial editor appraisal, then peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expect referees. All peer-review is single anonymized and submissions can be submitted online via https://www.editorialmanager.com/STW
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
- Maney Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1362-1718
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-2936
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 8 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING
What CAS zone is SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. 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 WELDING AND JOINING?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.9; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 103.
How long does peer review take at SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING?
The publisher reports about 41 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 44%. 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 WELDING AND JOINING 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; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Materials Science.
Which databases index SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING open access, and what is the APC?
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .