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Aims and scope
Ironmaking & Steelmaking: Processes, Products and Applications monitors international technological advances in the industry with a strong element of engineering and product related material. First class refereed papers from the international iron and steel community cover all stages of the process, from ironmaking and its attendant technologies, through casting and steelmaking, to rolling, forming and delivery of the product, including monitoring, quality assurance and environmental issues. The journal also carries research profiles, features on technological and industry developments and expert reviews on major conferences.
Steel World
Twice a year Ironmaking & Steelmaking publishes special Steel World issues. These issues include an extended news and features section focusing on strategic and technical developments in the steel industry. They are widely circulated to members of the Institute Steel Division and senior steel industry personnel worldwide, in addition to subscribers to Ironmaking & Steelmaking.
The combination of Steel World (previously a separate publication of the Institute of Materials) and Ironmaking & Steelmaking offers an exceptional opportunity for information dissemination and technical awareness in the industry.
Peer Review Policy
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expect referees. All peer-review is single anonymized and submissions can be submitted online via https://www.editorialmanager.com/irs.
Publishing Ethics
The journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 111K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 2.1 (2022) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.1 (2022) 5 year IF
- 3.5 (2022) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.254 (2022) SNIP
- 0.557 (2022) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 39 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 43 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 21 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 35% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
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*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Abstracting and indexing
Ironmaking & Steelmaking is included in the following services:
Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (ANTE)
Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace
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Engineered Materials Abstracts
Engineering Index (Compendex)
Engineering Research Database
Materials Science Citation Index
Mechanical and Transportation Engineering Abstracts
METADEX
Science Citation Index
Scopus
Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts
Technology Research Database
10 issues per year
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