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ISIJ International

Iron and Steel Institute of Japan · Japan · Est. 1961

ISSN0915-1559eISSN1347-5460

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open 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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.473

H-Indexi

141

SNIPi

0.999

Total Worksi

9,682

Total Citationsi

231,686

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

ISIJ International 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.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1961

Frequencymonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications9,682

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✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Iron and Steel Institute of Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0915-1559 / 1347-5460

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

319

4.8k

2019

370

4.8k

2020

309

2021

314

2.5k

2022

272

1.5k

2023

209

774

2024

260

336

2025

111

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 ChemistryQ2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Metals and AlloysQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsIron and Steelmaking ProcessesMetallurgy and Material FormingMetal Alloys Wear and Properties

Frequently asked questions about ISIJ International

Is ISIJ International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ISIJ International: 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 ISIJ International?

ISIJ International 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 1.40.

Is ISIJ International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ISIJ International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.