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International Journal of Metalcasting

American Foundry Society · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1939-5981eISSN2163-3193

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.57

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.581

Total Worksi

2,137

Total Citationsi

18,130

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Metalcasting is a bi-monthly journal disseminating to the global community the latest developments in metalcasting focused research, technology, and manufacturing advancements. Addresses an international audience of scientific and technical leaders in metalcasting. Key focus areas include: alloy development; casting, molding, and core processes; Foundry 4.0; Additive Manufacturing; and process modeling and simulation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,137

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed by experts drawn from academia, national laboratories, research institutions and industrial metalcasting facilities.

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?

American Foundry Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1939-5981 / 2163-3193

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed by experts drawn from academia, national laboratories, research institutions and industrial metalcasting facilities.

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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

1.4k

2019

153

2.2k

2020

179

2021

207

1.9k

2022

293

2.4k

2023

281

1.3k

2024

326

619

2025

273

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.

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringQ2

Materials ChemistryQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Metals and AlloysQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Scopus Categories

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsMaterials ChemistryMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMetallurgy and Material FormingMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsMetal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Engineering and ProcessingMetallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsMagnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsMicrostructure and mechanical propertiesAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Metalcasting

Is International Journal of Metalcasting a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Metalcasting: 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 International Journal of Metalcasting?

International Journal of Metalcasting 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 1.89.

Is International Journal of Metalcasting indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Metalcasting is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.