Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials

pISSN: 0021-4876eISSN: 1880-6880• JCR: J JPN I MET MATERJapan Institute of Metals and MaterialsJapan
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2026 Impact Factor

0.3

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.1 (-25.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    0.3
  2. Metric year 2024

    0.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERINGSCIEQ4
Q4
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #4,057 in Engineering by impact factor and #890 among Q4 Engineering journals. This context helps compare Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials against journals publishing in the same field.

#4,057
of 4,295 field journals

Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials publication trend

Published 177 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 0.3.

2026 vs 2025: -35
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Journal Details

Total Articles
14,110
H-Index
50
Open Access
Yes
Subject Areas
Mechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsMechanical Engineering

Article Volume

2022
34
2023
44
2024
56
2025
39
2026
4
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