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Physics of Metals and Metallography

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 1959

ISSN1555-6190

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.258

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.498

Total Worksi

3,623

Total Citationsi

23,294

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Physics of Metals and Metallography is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the structure and properties of metals and alloys and phase transformations in them. Publishes original articles and critical reviews written by experts involved in basic and applied research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1959

Frequencymore than 12 issues a year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,623

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1555-6190

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

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

201

1.5k

2019

186

1.5k

2020

198

1.1k

2021

188

792

2022

231

665

2023

243

425

2024

325

125

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3

Materials ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsMicrostructure and mechanical propertiesMagnetic Properties and ApplicationsMagnetic properties of thin filmsIntermetallics and Advanced Alloy PropertiesAdvanced materials and compositesMetal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMetallic Glasses and Amorphous AlloysAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMaterial Properties and Failure Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Physics of Metals and Metallography

Is Physics of Metals and Metallography a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physics of Metals and Metallography: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Physics of Metals and Metallography?

Physics of Metals and Metallography 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 0.97.

Is Physics of Metals and Metallography indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physics of Metals and Metallography is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.