Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING
Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems
ISSN 2520-6478 · eISSN 2572-3928 · American Society for Testing and Materials
Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems is published by American Society for Testing and Materials and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Transformation in Industry, Advanced machining processes and optimization and Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Transformation in IndustryEngineering19.2%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering8.8%
- Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and SocietyDecision Sciences7.3%
- Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsEngineering6.4%
- Engineering Technology and MethodologiesEngineering6.1%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering5.8%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 199 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 3 | 190 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 216 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 250 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 242 |
| 2022 | 18 | 4 | 217 |
| 2021 | 21 | 2 | 223 |
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.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- ISSN
- 2520-6478
- Electronic ISSN
- 2572-3928
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems
What CAS zone is Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Manufacturing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems 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; 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: .