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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Rare Metals (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Rare Metals 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 3 of 101 journals
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinaryrank 41 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 Rare Metals
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). Rare Metals 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$3,190.
02Review time
Review time of Rare Metals
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles Rare Metals published between Aug 2026 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 66 days of submission, and the middle half took between 42 and 92 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Rare Metals ranks 19 of 146 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Materials Science, Multidisciplinary →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Rare Metals
We have not found a published waiver policy for this journal's publisher (Nonferrous Metals Soc China). Ask the editorial office before you submit, and compare publishers that do waive the APC in the APC waiver checker.
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Who funds research published in Rare Metals
Funders named most often
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04Indexing
Indexing of Rare Metals
- ISSN
- 1001-0521
- eISSN
- 1867-7185
- Publisher
- Nonferrous Metals Soc China
- Country
- Peoples R China
- 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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05How to submit
How to submit to Rare Metals
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Rare Metals accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
- Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. Rare Metals is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
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06Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Rare Metals
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07Same subject
Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Rare Metals when the 94 journals of Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journal of Material Science and Technology | 18.8 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 2 | Journal of Magnesium and Alloys | 13.7 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 4 | International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials | 11.3 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 5 | Corrosion Science | 11.2 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 6 | Acta Materialia | 10.9 | 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 |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
08Journal 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.
09Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of Rare Metals?
Based on 184 research articles Rare Metals published from Aug 2026 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 66 days, and half of them were accepted between 42 and 92 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 78 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of Rare Metals?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Rare Metals is 11.4: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 11.4 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 Rare Metals?
The h-index of Rare Metals is 96 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 96 of its papers have each been cited at least 96 times. Its i10-index is 3,048.
What is the APC of Rare Metals?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,190 for Rare Metals (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 Rare Metals?
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). Rare Metals 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 Rare Metals indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Rare Metals 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 Rare Metals an SCIE journal?
Yes. Rare Metals 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 Rare Metals in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Rare Metals is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Who funds research published in Rare Metals?
32% of 200 recent research articles in Rare Metals 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, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
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