Metals- Impact Factor, Overall Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and Other Important Metrics

About Metals

Metals is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Metals and Alloys (Q1); Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q2). It is published by MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. The overall rank of Metals is 8877. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.57. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 36. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Metals journal is 20754701. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Metals is cited by a total of 7627 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2020).

Metals Impact Score 2020-2021

The impact score (IS) 2020 of Metals is 2.42, which is computed in 2021 as per its definition. Metals IS is increased by a factor of 0.09 and approximate percentage change is 3.86% when compared to preceding year 2019, which shows a rising trend. The impact score (IS), also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Metals Impact Score 2021 Prediction

IS 2020 of Metals is 2.42. If the same upward trend persists, impact score of joule may rise in 2021 as well.

Metals h-index

 

Metals has an h-index of 36. It means 36 articles of this journal have more than 36 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Metals ISSN

The ISSN of Metals is 20754701. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Metals Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Metals is 8877. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.57. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

Metals Publisher

Metals is published by MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. It's publishing house is located in Switzerland. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 2011-2020. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Metals is Metals. This abbreviation ('Metals') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Metals

If your research field is/are related to Metals and Alloys (Q1); Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q2), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/