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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1957

ISSN2075-4701eISSN2075-4701

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.586

H-Index

111

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.994

Total Works

14,898

Total Citations

196,558

2yr Mean Citedness

2.83

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the processing, characterization, and application of metallic materials. It covers topics such as alloy production from waste materials, inclusion evolution in steel, corrosion resistance of coatings on steel, heat treatment optimization for aluminum alloys, and recovery of valuable metals from industrial byproducts and waste streams. The scope also includes advancements in additive manufacturing of metals, electrochemical processes for metal separation, and the study of high-entropy alloys.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1957

Annual Volume~ 1,615 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,898

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2075-4701 / 2075-4701

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

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2024

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.

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Metals and AlloysQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryMetallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Metals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesAdditive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesMetallurgy and Material FormingMetal Alloys Wear and PropertiesWelding Techniques and Residual StressesMicrostructure and mechanical propertiesAdvanced materials and compositesHigh Entropy Alloys Studies