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Scripta Materialia

Acta Materialia Inc · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN1359-6462eISSN1872-8456

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.829

H-Index

254

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.574

Total Works

16,456

Total Citations

693,610

2yr Mean Citedness

4.75

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Scripta Materialia is a letters journal providing a forum for the rapid publication of short communications on the relationship between the structure and the properties of inorganic materials. It covers novel or substantially improved properties of materials, including metals, ceramics, and semiconductors at all length scales.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Annual Volume~ 493 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications16,456

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Acta Materialia Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1359-6462 / 1872-8456

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Metals and AlloysQ1

Nanoscience and NanotechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryMetallurgy & Metallurgical EngineeringNanoscience & Nanotechnology

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMechanics of MaterialsNanoscience and NanotechnologyMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical EngineeringMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microstructure and mechanical propertiesAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisIntermetallics and Advanced Alloy PropertiesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesAdvanced materials and compositesMetallic Glasses and Amorphous AlloysHigh Temperature Alloys and Creep