Metallography Microstructure and Analysis
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Aims & Scope
The journal Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis publishes original, peer-reviewed research articles on engineered materials, which are defined as both processed and inorganic. The journal focuses on the art and science of preparing, interpreting, and analyzing microstructures for the purpose of understanding material behavior and performance, and serves as a forum for engineers and scientists to exchange the latest information regarding the evolution of microstructures in a variety of materials. Topics focus on the role of microstructure in engineering processes and materials properties. Specifically, the journal publishes contributions that discuss the ways in which microstructures can influence, or arise from: 1) Mechanical and thermal processing of metals, alloys, and ceramics 2) Environmental degradation (such as oxidation and corrosion)3) Welding, casting, and solidification processes4) Additive or digital manufacturing techniques 5) Failure of engineering structures, and6) Electronic materials. In addition to these general topics, the journal covers a wide range of more specialized materials science and metallurgy issues, such as the characterization of building materials, archaeometallurgy, high-strain-rate phenomena, tribological surfaces and interfaces, superplasticity, and radiation effects. Also of interest are new and alternative techniques for microstructural examination and analysis (including metallography, ceramography, and microscopy), computer-aided microstructural analysis, and techniques for physical and chemical analysis as they relate to microstructure. Contributions that present a complete treatment of a microstructure, from its formation to preparation techniques to interpretation and analysis, are especially of interest to the journal.
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METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
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ImpaQ AnalysisMetallography Microstructure and Analysis (acronym: ims-mma, ISSN: 2192-9262) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING, published by Springer Nature in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.10, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.442 (Q2), an H-index of 36.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 6 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 74 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,789 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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