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Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters)

Springer International Publishing · China · Est. 1989

ISSN2194-1289

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.812

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.029

Total Worksi

2,750

Total Citationsi

36,723

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) will cease to be published by Springer as of December 31, 2025. The journal will continue in cooperation with a new publisher. Please contact the Editorial Office, Dr. Xiaoning Du, [email protected] for information regarding the new publisher and submission process. Springer will continue to host an archive of all articles previously published in the journal and all articles published in Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable via the Springer website."

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 146 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,750

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2194-1289

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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

168

3.3k

2018

118

2.8k

2019

181

4.2k

2020

187

3.2k

2021

142

1.9k

2022

135

1.7k

2023

164

1.2k

2024

138

432

2025

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 EngineeringQ1

Metals and AlloysQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsMagnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsMicrostructure and mechanical propertiesHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsMetal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMetallurgy and Material FormingCorrosion Behavior and InhibitionHigh Entropy Alloys Studies

Frequently asked questions about Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters)

Is Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters): it is indexed in 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 Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters)?

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.812.

Is Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) is indexed in Scopus.