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1995
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Metals and Materials
Metals and Materials is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Korean Institute of Metals and Materials.
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ISSN 1225-9438Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: About US$4,090 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Metals and Materials indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1995).
What is the impact factor of Metals and Materials?
Metals and Materials has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Metals and Materials?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,090 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Metals and Materials and what is its ISSN?
Metals and Materials is published by Korean Institute of Metals and Materials. Its ISSN is 1225-9438.
Is Metals and Materials in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Metals and Materials open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Metals and Materials for 1 year, in 1995. Coverage ended in 1995, 31 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Metals and Materials? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Metals and Materials has an h-index of 74 and a 2-year mean of 5.18 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
74
h-index
5.18
2-yr mean citations
2,277
i10-index
4,853
works indexed
67,502
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,090
Metals and Materials published 267 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 337. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Metals and Materials? — latest 100 articles, 2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (48.3%), South Korea (19.1%) and India (9.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Metals and Materials? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1995. 40 retracted papers are recorded (8.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 1995
- Retracted papers 40 · 8.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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