Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY
ISSN 0954-0911 · eISSN 1758-6836 · Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.11; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY is published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 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 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies, 3D IC and TSV technologies and Manufacturing Process and Optimization, together about 48.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Soldering & Surface Mount Technology is a unique, authoritative, international and multi-disciplinary periodical for those with a research and application interest in all branches of soldering and surface mount technologies
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Peng HePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 14%); most named United Kingdom 7, United States 6, Malaysia 5, Mainland China 4, Hong Kong, China 2 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electronic Packaging and Soldering TechnologiesEngineering29%
- 3D IC and TSV technologiesEngineering15.4%
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering4.5%
- Advanced Welding Techniques AnalysisEngineering4.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering3.7%
- Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy PropertiesEngineering3.5%
- Biotechnology and Related FieldsMedicine3.3%
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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.11LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 371OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 127,587Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,718 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 30 | 2 | 59 |
| 2024 | 38 | 1 | 225 |
| 2023 | 26 | 0 | 146 |
| 2022 | 30 | 2 | 239 |
| 2021 | 34 | 1 | 374 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 45.2%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11.8 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 accepted6, with length limits
- book reviewEditorial — up to 3000 words Research Paper — up to 6000 words Review Paper — up to 6000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words News — up to Delete words Technica…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialEditorial — up to 3000 words Research Paper — up to 6000 words Review Paper — up to 6000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words News — up to Delete words Technica…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperEditorial — up to 3000 words Research Paper — up to 6000 words Review Paper — up to 6000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words News — up to Delete words Technica…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- reviewEditorial — up to 3000 words Research Paper — up to 6000 words Review Paper — up to 6000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words News — up to Delete words Technica…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- review paperReview Paper — up to 6000 wordsmain text ≤ 6,000 words
- technical noteEditorial — up to 3000 words Research Paper — up to 6000 words Review Paper — up to 6000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words News — up to Delete words Technica…main text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0954-0911
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-6836
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 4 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY
What CAS zone is SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Engineering, Manufacturing / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering. 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 SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.11; CiteScore 4, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45.2%. 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 SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (7), United States (6) and Malaysia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
SOLDERING & SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .