Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

pISSN: 1738-8228• JCR: KOREAN J MET MATERThe Korean Institute of Metals and MaterialsSouth Korea
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2026 Impact Factor

1.4

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

No change vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.4
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ4
METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERINGSCIEQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Korean Journal of Metals and Materials current release and JCR quartile

Korean Journal of Metals and Materials's newest impact factor is 1.4, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q3 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #2,936 in Engineering by impact factor and #703 among Q3 Engineering journals. This context helps compare Korean Journal of Metals and Materials against journals publishing in the same field.

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Korean Journal of Metals and Materials publication trend

Published 550 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.4.

2025 vs 2024: -20
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Journal Details

Total Articles
2,048
H-Index
19
Open Access
Yes
Subject Areas
Mechanical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMechanics of Materials

Article Volume

2021
127
2022
99
2023
122
2024
111
2025
91
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