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Tetsu-To-Hagane/Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan

Iron and Steel Institute of Japan · Japan · Est. 1915

ISSN0021-1575eISSN1883-2954
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.222
H-Indexi
54
SNIPi
0.435
Total Worksi
20,464
Total Citationsi
53,871
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.33
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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:

General Information

Country / RegionJapan
Primary LanguageJapanese
1st Year Published1915
Annual Volume~ 112 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications20,464
Publisher OrgThe Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0021-1575 / 1883-2954
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Japanese

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
132
476
2019
111
358
2020
115
196
2021
110
193
2022
99
111
2023
140
118
2024
98
21
2025
50
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Metals and AlloysQ3
Condensed Matter PhysicsQ4
Materials ChemistryQ4
Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMaterials ChemistryMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsMetallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsMetallurgy and Material FormingMetal Alloys Wear and PropertiesIron and Steelmaking Processes

Frequently asked questions about Tetsu-To-Hagane/Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan

Is Tetsu-To-Hagane/Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Tetsu-To-Hagane/Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Tetsu-To-Hagane/Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan?

Tetsu-To-Hagane/Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.33.

Is Tetsu-To-Hagane/Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Tetsu-To-Hagane/Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Tetsu-To-Hagane/Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan?

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:

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref