Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals

Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals is published by Springer India 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 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties and Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals publishes original research articles and reviews on ferrous and non-ferrous process metallurgy, structural and functional materials development, physical, chemical and mechanical metallurgy, welding science and technology, metal forming, particulate technologies, surface engineering, characterization of materials, thermodynamics and kinetics, materials modelling and other allied branches of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals also serves as a forum for rapid publication of recent advances in all the branches of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. The technical content of the journal is scrutinized by the Editorial Board composed of experts from various disciplines of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Editorial Advisory Board provides valuable advice on technical matters related to the publication of Transactions. The articles are published under two categories: Original Research articles presenting original work and embodying the results of extensive theoretical, laboratory, plant or field investigations. Review articles embodying extensive critical assessment of the state of the art on a contemporary topic or theme. The journal publishes occasionally special issues on current topics of interest. Papers for special issues are generally invited by the editorial board. Papers presented at National and International Symposia/conferences are also considered for publication as special issues after peer review. Awards All the articles that appear in Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals in the calendar year will be considered for the best paper awards: The IIM Gold Medal is given for the best paper published in the category of Non-Ferrous Group, while SAIL Gold Medal is awarded for the best paper published in Ferrous Group. The Pandya Silver Medal is awarded to the best paper published in the Transactions by a member of IIM below the age of 35 years as a single author.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

Editor-in-chief B.S. MurtyPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named India 42, Mainland China 1, Taiwan, China 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

1.78LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.8Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.8Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

3.2LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.37LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.66LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

19LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

56OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,254OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.96OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

5.6%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

2.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

283LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

284,600Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

4–8 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to first decision

25 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

Peer review

Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website

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Publisher

Springer India

Country or region

INDIA

Language

English

Frequency

12 issues per year

Founded

2008

ISSN

0972-2815

Electronic ISSN

0975-1645

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website