Acta Metallurgica Sinica-English Letters

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) is a peer-reviewed journal covering metallurgy and materials science, sponsored by the Chinese Society for Metals and managed by the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, founded in 1988, and its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 4.2《金属学报（英文版）》（Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters)）是涵盖冶金与材料科学的同行评审期刊，由中国金属学会主办、中国科学院金属研究所承办，创刊于 1988 年，2025 年期刊影响因子为 4.2。

Scope

• It publishes original research papers and invited review papers该刊发表原创研究论文与受邀综述论文。
• Coverage spans metallurgy, materials science and engineering其范围涵盖冶金学、材料科学与工程。
• Topics include physical metallurgy, alloy design and processing选题包括物理冶金、合金设计与加工。
• Microstructure, mechanical properties and materials characterization are central微观组织、力学性能与材料表征是核心内容。
• Computational and experimental studies of metallic materials are both covered金属材料的计算研究与实验研究均在其列。
• It reports on advanced metals, composites and functional materials该刊报道先进金属、复合材料与功能材料。

History

• The journal started in 1988该刊创办于 1988 年。
• It is sponsored by the Chinese Society for Metals and managed by the Institute of Metal Research in Shenyang, China该刊由中国金属学会主办，并由位于中国沈阳的金属研究所承办。
• It was published by Springer until the end of 2025, after which it continued with a new publisher该刊由（Springer）出版至 2025 年底，此后由新的出版方继续出版。
• It is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded, Engineering Index and Scopus该刊被（Science Citation Index Expanded）、工程索引与（Scopus）收录。
• Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 4.2, up from 3.9 in 2024该刊 2025 年影响因子为 4.2，高于 2024 年的 3.9。
• It serves the international metallurgy and materials community in English该刊以英文服务于国际冶金与材料学界。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Hengqiang Ye of the Institute of Metal Research, CAS现任主编为（Hengqiang Ye），任职于中国科学院金属研究所。
• Zhefeng Zhang of the same institute serves as Associate Editor-in-Chief同一研究所的（Zhefeng Zhang）担任副主编。
• Changxu Shi is the honorary editor（Changxu Shi）为荣誉编辑。
• An international editorial board supports the journal国际化的编委会为该刊提供支持。
• Manuscripts are assessed through external peer review稿件经外部同行评审予以评估。
• The editorial office is coordinated by Xiaoning Du编辑部由（Xiaoning Du）统筹。