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China Foundry

Springer Nature · China · Est. 2004

ISSN1672-6421eISSN2365-9459

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

256

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 124d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.563

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.254

Total Worksi

694

Total Citationsi

5,240

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; Materials Chemistry; Metals and Alloys.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 71 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications694

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2003

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1672-6421 / 2365-9459

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

506

2019

548

2020

764

2021

603

2022

445

2023

431

2024

156

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 ChemistryQ2

Metals and AlloysQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Scopus Categories

Materials ChemistryMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMagnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsSolidification and crystal growth phenomenaAdditive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesMetallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsMetallurgy and Material FormingMetal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Frequently asked questions about China Foundry

Is China Foundry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for China Foundry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of China Foundry?

China Foundry 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 2.66.

Is China Foundry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

China Foundry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of China Foundry?