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Q1Journal of Iron and Steel Research International
About Journal of Iron and Steel Research International
Journal of Iron and Steel Research International is a scholarly journal published by Springer International Publishing. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.693 and H-index of 61.
Coverage: 1996-2026. Research categories: Metals and Alloys (Q1); Materials Chemistry (Q2); Mechanics of Materials (Q2).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 4.0 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Hongbiao Dong PhD; Dong-Liang Zhao PhD (Editors-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels; Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics; Metallurgy and Material Forming; Metal Alloys Wear and Properties; Iron and Steelmaking Processes; Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals.
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3,490.00 USD; 2,790.00 EUR; 2,490.00 GBP
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