Journal profile · Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN
ISSN 0021-1575 · eISSN 1883-2954 · Iron and Steel Institute of Japan · JAPAN · Monthly
TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.34; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 96 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 1955 (Volume 41): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN is published by Iron and Steel Institute of Japan 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 78.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tetsu-to-Hagané is a fully open access journal dedicated to the publication of research addressing fundamental and technological aspects of iron, steel and related engineering materials. Articles describe the properties, structure, characterization and modelling, processing, fabrication of iron and steel, as well as report on associated environmental issues. The following aspects of the science and engineering of iron and steel are of particular interest: Fundamentals of High Temperature Processes Ironmaking Steelmaking Casting and Solidification Instrumentation, Control, and System Engineering Chemical and Physical Analysis Forming Processes and Thermomechanical Treatment Welding and Joining Surface Treatment and Corrosion Transformations and Microstructures Mechanical Properties Physical Properties New Materials and Processes Social and Environmental Engineering Tetsu-to-Hagané also accepts reprinted submissions from ISIJ International.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Editor-in-chief Hiroyuki ShibataPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences26.3%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences26.3%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering26.3%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering3.8%
- Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsEngineering3.2%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering2.4%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science2%
- Iron and Steelmaking ProcessesEngineering1.8%
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 | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 4 |
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,607OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 976,457Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 45,551 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 56 | 0 |
| 2025 | 96 | 96 | 25 |
| 2024 | 139 | 139 | 121 |
| 2023 | 99 | 99 | 115 |
| 2022 | 110 | 110 | 196 |
| 2021 | 115 | 115 | 199 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | JPY 138,600 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- JAP 13,860
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Not considered
- in press
Article types accepted14
- editorialThe journal publishes Regular Articles, Review Articles, Short Articles, Notes, and Technical Reports, all of which are subject to peer review. All manuscripts …Length not stated
- notesNotes (short communications) are a maximum of 5 printed pages (approximately 12000 characters, including tables, figures and other sections) and can take variou…Length not stated
- opinionThe journal publishes Regular Articles, Review Articles, Short Articles, Notes, and Technical Reports, all of which are subject to peer review. All manuscripts …Length not stated
- original researchThe journal publishes Regular Articles, Review Articles, Short Articles, Notes, and Technical Reports, all of which are subject to peer review. All manuscripts …Length not stated
- perspectiveThe journal publishes Regular Articles, Review Articles, Short Articles, Notes, and Technical Reports, all of which are subject to peer review. All manuscripts …Length not stated
- regular articleThe journal publishes Regular Articles, Review Articles, Short Articles, Notes, and Technical Reports, all of which are subject to peer review. All manuscripts …Length not stated
- regular articlesRegular Articles document original and significant results that contribute to the extension of knowledge and promotion of our understanding of iron and steel. R…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal publishes Regular Articles, Review Articles, Short Articles, Notes, and Technical Reports, all of which are subject to peer review. All manuscripts …Length not stated
- review articleThe journal publishes Regular Articles, Review Articles, Short Articles, Notes, and Technical Reports, all of which are subject to peer review. All manuscripts …Length not stated
- review articlesReview Articles are extensive surveys on a specific subject in which previously published information is compiled, analyzed, and discussed. Reviews are usually …Length not stated
- short articlesPapers that briefly report original research results and technical findings that require rapid publication. They are a maximum of 5 printed pages (approximately…Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal publishes Regular Articles, Review Articles, Short Articles, Notes, and Technical Reports, all of which are subject to peer review. All manuscripts …Length not stated
- surveyThe journal publishes Regular Articles, Review Articles, Short Articles, Notes, and Technical Reports, all of which are subject to peer review. All manuscripts …Length not stated
- technical reportsTechnical Reports are a maximum of 6 printed pages (approximately 14400 characters, including tables, figures and other sections). They may be unpublished paper…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Assisted Tools/Technologies
Reviewers are prohibited from uploading the manuscript to software, online translation service, or AI-assisted tools/technologies where the confidentiality is not assured. It is required to disclose to the journal if any AI-assisted tools or technologies are used to facilitate the review. Reviewers should be aware that generative AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect,…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
At least one author must be an ISIJ member. Model summary
Submission to the journal implies that all authors have seen and approved the author list. After manuscript submission, changes to the author list – such as the insertion or removal of author names, or a rearrangement of author order – must be approved by all authors and the editor. Authors are encouraged to consider the Council of Science Editors (CSE) principles governing authorship. According t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Author competing interests and conflicts of interest
In the interests of transparency, the journal requires all authors to declare any competing or conflicts of interest in relation to their submitted manuscript. A conflict of interest exists when there are actual, perceived or potential circumstances that could influence an author's ability to conduct or report research impartially. Potential conflicts include (but are not limited to) competing com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of data and materials
Data availability: disclose sources of publicly available data and materials. Model summary
Authors must disclose the source of publicly available data and materials, such as public repositories or commercial manufacturers, by including accession numbers or company details in their manuscript, as appropriate. Authors may make their own data and materials available by linking via DOI from their manuscript to relevant community-recognized public databases or digital repositories. All data …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright, Open Access and Fees
Permission required for reproducing copyrighted material. Model summary
Tetsu-to-Hagané is fully Open Access (OA) and uses Creative Commons (CC) licenses, which allow users to use, reuse and/or build upon the material published in the journal without charge or the need to ask prior permission from the publisher or author. Copyright and licensing Copyrights in this journal are described in the Copyright Regulations of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan (ISIJ), which…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Self-archiving (Green Open Access) policy
Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. The journal encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Single-anonymized peer review. Model summary
Editorial and peer review process The journal uses single-anonymized peer review. When a manuscript is submitted to the journal, it is assigned to the Editor-in-Chief, who performs initial screening. Manuscripts that do not fit the journal's scope or are not deemed suitable for publication are rejected without review. The remaining manuscripts are assigned to an Associate Editor who assigns two re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality: manuscript must not be previously published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Submission to the journal implies that the manuscript has not been previously published (in part or in whole, in any language), is not in press, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint posting is allowed and does not constitute prior publication. Model summary
To support the wide dissemination of research, the journal allows authors to post their research manuscripts on community-recognized preprint servers, either before or alongside submission to the journal. This policy applies only to the original version of a manuscript that describes primary research. Any version of a manuscript that has been revised in response to reviewers’ comments, accepted fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving (Green Open Access) policy
Green Open Access: authors may deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. Model summary
Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. The journal encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.
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
- Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- Japanese
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0021-1575
- Electronic ISSN
- 1883-2954
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41 (1955)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN
What CAS zone is TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.34; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 are the manuscript requirements of TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN open access, and what is the APC?
TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .