Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS
Surface Science and Technology
ISSN 2097-3624 · eISSN 2731-7838
Surface Science and Technology: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 76 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Surface Science and Technology is classed under Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMaterials Science10%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering9.7%
- High-Temperature Coating BehaviorsEngineering7.8%
- Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsMaterials Science6%
- Advanced Surface Polishing TechniquesEngineering5.2%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering4.5%
- Lubricants and Their AdditivesEngineering4.5%
- Advanced materials and compositesEngineering4.5%
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)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Coatings & Films | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 160 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 53 | 43 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 261 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 434 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 601 |
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
76 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 93 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 71 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 157 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (96 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".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — |
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
- ISSN
- 2097-3624
- Electronic ISSN
- 2731-7838
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Surface Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Surface Science and Technology in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Surface Science and Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 62–93 days). 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 Surface Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Surface Science and Technology is indexed in ESCI.
Is Surface Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Surface Science and Technology is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .