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Keikinzoku/Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals

Keikinzoku Gakkai/Japan Institute of Light Metals · Japan

ISSN0451-5994

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.255

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.527

Total Worksi

6,499

Total Citationsi

18,962

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Chemistry; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials; Metals and Alloys.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications6,499

Publisher OrgJapan Institute of Light Metals

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Keikinzoku Gakkai/Japan Institute of Light Metals

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0451-5994

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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

130

2019

2020

135

2021

141

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Materials ChemistryQ3

Mechanical EngineeringQ3

Mechanics of MaterialsQ3

Metals and AlloysQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMetallurgy and Material FormingMetal Forming Simulation TechniquesMicrostructure and mechanical propertiesMagnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsAdvanced Welding Techniques AnalysisCorrosion Behavior and InhibitionMaterial Properties and ApplicationsBauxite Residue and Utilization

Frequently asked questions about Keikinzoku/Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals

Is Keikinzoku/Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Keikinzoku/Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Keikinzoku/Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals?

Keikinzoku/Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.255.

Is Keikinzoku/Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Keikinzoku/Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Keikinzoku/Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals?