Journal profile · Materials Science-Materials Chemistry
Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties
ISSN 2051-672X · IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom
Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,325; median 115 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); 125 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. 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 Tribology and Lubrication Engineering, Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An international forum for academics, industrialists and engineers to publish the latest research in surface topography measurement and characterisation, instrumentation development and the properties of surfaces.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Materials Chemistry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tribology and Lubrication EngineeringEngineering9%
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsEngineering8.8%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering8.6%
- Tribology and Wear AnalysisEngineering6.1%
- Surface Roughness and Optical MeasurementsEngineering5.6%
- Lubricants and Their AdditivesEngineering5.4%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering4.7%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering4.5%
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, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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 | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | 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
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 426OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 120LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,311 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74 | 54 | 29 |
| 2025 | 125 | 32 | 173 |
| 2024 | 126 | 70 | 403 |
| 2023 | 100 | 74 | 692 |
| 2022 | 198 | 71 | 1,757 |
| 2021 | 209 | 82 | 2,387 |
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
115 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 90 days – 155 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 128 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (224 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
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 3,325 / EUR 2,765 / GBP 2,410 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2051-672X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties
What CAS zone is Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical / Instruments & Instrumentation / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. 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.
What is the impact factor of Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.2; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 115 days (interquartile range 90–155 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 Topography-Metrology and Properties?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties open access, and what is the APC?
Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,325.
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: .