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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Acta Materialia (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Acta Materialia published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineeringrank 6 of 101 journals
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinaryrank 47 of 489 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Acta Materialia
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Acta Materialia is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$3,700.
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Acta Materialia
Acta Materialia follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Elsevier: automatic 100% waiver for Research4Life Group A and 50% for Group B in fully open access journals, but only when every author is in an eligible country.
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Retractions and research integrity at Acta Materialia
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Acta Materialia has 1 retracted paper in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in May 2014. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in Acta Materialia
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of Acta Materialia
- ISSN
- 1359-6454
- eISSN
- 1873-2453
- Publisher
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- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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04How to submit
How to submit to Acta Materialia
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Acta Materialia accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
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05What it publishes
What Acta Materialia publishes: real papers
Words that appear most often in the titles of the papers published here that we track. Choose one to see those papers:
06Published papers
Papers published in Acta Materialia
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Carbon partitioning to austenite from martensite or bainite during the quench and partition (Q&P) process: A critical assessment2008603 citations
- Influence of interface mobility on the evolution of austenite–martensite grain assemblies during annealing2009179 citations
- Lattice and grain boundary diffusion of cations in 3YTZ analyzed using SIMS2005129 citations
- Conversional model of transformation strain to phase fraction in low alloy steels2007109 citations
- Dimensional anisotropy during phase transformations in a chemically banded 5140 steel. Part I: experimental investigation200462 citations
- Towards Autonomous Experimentation: Bayesian Optimization over Problem Formulation Space for Accelerated Alloy Development20250 citations
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Acta Materialia
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08Similar journals
Journals similar to Acta Materialia
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 202413 similar papers
- Journal of Materials Engineering and PerformanceSCIEScopusJCR 20243 similar papers
- Materials TestingSCIEJCR 20242 similar papers
- Frontiers in MaterialsSCIEScopusJCR 20242 similar papers
- Materials Science And TechnologySCIEScopusJCR 20242 similar papers
- Journal of MagneticsSCIEScopusJCR 20242 similar papers
09Same subject
Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Acta Materialia when the 94 journals of Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Journal of Magnesium and Alloys | 13.7 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 3 | Rare Metals | 11.4 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 4 | International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials | 11.3 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 5 | Corrosion Science | 11.2 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 7 | Corrosion Communications | 8.69 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 8 | Materials Research Letters | 8.42 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 9 | Journal of Materials Research and Technology | 7.76 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 10 | Corrosion Reviews | 7.02 | SCIE | Fully open access |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
10Journal Finder
Find the right journal for your paper
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
11Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Acta Materialia?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Acta Materialia is 10.9: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 10.9 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Acta Materialia?
The h-index of Acta Materialia is 421 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 421 of its papers have each been cited at least 421 times. Its i10-index is 17,664.
What is the APC of Acta Materialia?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,700 for Acta Materialia (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Acta Materialia?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Acta Materialia is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Acta Materialia indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Acta Materialia appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Acta Materialia an SCIE journal?
Yes. Acta Materialia is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Acta Materialia in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Acta Materialia is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
What topics does Acta Materialia publish?
The papers published in Acta Materialia that we track most often mention during, austenite, martensite, grain, transformation, phase. Check the journal’s aims and scope for its full coverage.
How many papers published in Acta Materialia does ScholarsColab track?
We track 6 papers published in Acta Materialia between 2004 and 2025, cited 1,082 times in total, with a median of 119 citations per paper.
Does Acta Materialia offer an APC waiver?
Acta Materialia follows the policy of Elsevier: automatic 100% waiver for Research4Life Group A and 50% for Group B in fully open access journals, but only when every author is in an eligible country. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Acta Materialia retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 1 retracted paper in Acta Materialia, 0 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are error in analyses, error in methods, error in results and/or conclusions. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Acta Materialia?
92% of 200 recent research articles in Acta Materialia name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China, National Science Foundation.
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