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Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2015

ISSN2199-3823eISSN2199-3831

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.624

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SNIP

0.985

Total Works

1,469

Total Citations

18,022

2yr Mean Citedness

2.21

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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy presents original metallurgical processes and related research aimed at improving the sustainability of metal-producing industries, both from a unit operation and system viewpoint. The journal offers innovative approaches and solutions that minimize energy consumption; improve materials recovery, reuse, and recycling; and ultimately minimize environmental impacts. Encourages contributions that have an articulated and quantified relation to sustainability in the broader sense, supporting the field in its transition to climate neutrality and circularity. Places challenges and solutions in a broader context, such as policy, economics, product design, and value chains. Discusses new techniques, as well as optimization of existing processes, including utilization, treatment, and management of metallurgically generated residues. Serves as a catalyst for tangible change toward more sustainable practices in the metallurgical industrial sector.

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SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 238 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,469

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2199-3823 / 2199-3831

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Metals and AlloysQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Green & Sustainable Science & TechnologyMetallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Mechanics of MaterialsMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Extraction and Separation ProcessesMetal Extraction and BioleachingMetallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsIron and Steelmaking ProcessesMinerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesBauxite Residue and UtilizationRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionAdvancements in Battery MaterialsConcrete and Cement Materials Research