Journal profile · Materials Science, Ceramics
Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society
ISSN 0371-750X · eISSN 2165-5456 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · INDIA · Quarterly
Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.05; subscription journal; median 159 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society is published by Taylor and Francis 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 Human auditory perception and evaluation, Advanced ceramic materials synthesis and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 33.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society is a quarterly Journal devoted to current scientific research, technology and industry-related news on glass and ceramics. The Journal covers subjects such as the chemical, mechanical, optical, electronic and spectroscopic properties of glass and ceramics, and characterization of materials belonging to this family. The Editor invites original research papers, topical reviews, opinions and achievements, as well as industry profiles for publication. The contributions should be accompanied by abstracts, keywords and other details, as outlined in the Instructions for Authors section. News, views and other comments on activities of specific industries and organizations, and also analyses of industrial scenarios are also welcome. Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society is co-published by Taylor & Francis and the Indian Ceramic Society. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Ceramics
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 27, United States 5, Germany 2, Portugal 1, Singapore 1 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering12.7%
- Advanced ceramic materials synthesisMaterials Science10.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
- Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionEngineering9%
- Glass properties and applicationsMaterials Science5.7%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.2%
- Advanced materials and compositesEngineering4.2%
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 | Materials Science, Ceramics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Ceramics | 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 | Materials Science, Ceramics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.22Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.34Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 207OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 9,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,244 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 26 | 1 | 21 |
| 2024 | 25 | 1 | 71 |
| 2023 | 31 | 0 | 116 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 135 |
| 2021 | 33 | 1 | 200 |
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
159 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 227 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 42 days (56 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 202 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 61%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 91 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 102 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted4
- industry profilesThe Editor invites original research papers, topical reviews, opinions and achievements, as well as industry profiles for publication.Length not stated
- opinions and achievementsThe Editor invites original research papers, topical reviews, opinions and achievements, as well as industry profiles for publication.Length not stated
- original research papersThe Editor invites original research papers, topical reviews, opinions and achievements, as well as industry profiles for publication.Length not stated
- topical reviewsThe Editor invites original research papers, topical reviews, opinions and achievements, as well as industry profiles for publication.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Initial editor appraisal followed by peer review Model summary
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0371-750X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2165-5456
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 85, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society
What CAS zone is Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Ceramics. 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 Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.05; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 159 days (interquartile range 108–227 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 61%. 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 Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (27), United States (5) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society open access, and what is the APC?
Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .