Journal profile · Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Welding Journal
ISSN 0043-2296 · American Welding Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Welding Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.38; fully open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Welding Journal is published by American Welding Society 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 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis and Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, together about 47.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Welding Techniques and Residual StressesEngineering27.8%
- Advanced Welding Techniques AnalysisEngineering11.7%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering8.4%
- Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsMaterials Science7%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science4.9%
- Non-Destructive Testing TechniquesEngineering4.3%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering4.2%
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesEngineering4.1%
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 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 | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 4 |
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 | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.38LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 366OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 945 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 59 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 88 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 143 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 184 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 421 |
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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Welding Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0043-2296
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Welding Journal
What CAS zone is Welding Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Welding Journal is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 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 Welding Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.38; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Welding Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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.
Which databases index Welding Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Welding Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Welding Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Welding Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .