Composites Part C- Open Access

Composites Part C: Open Access is a gold open access journal published by Elsevier as part of the Composites family, launched with its first volume in 2020 and covering composite materials, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 7.0《复合材料 C 辑：开放获取》（Composites Part C: Open Access）是（Elsevier）出版的金色开放获取期刊，属「Composites」期刊族，2020 年出版首卷，聚焦复合材料，2025 年影响因子为 7.0。

Scope

• The journal covers composite materials in their scientific and engineering aspects该刊覆盖复合材料的科学与工程各方面。
• It complements the established Composites Part A and Part B titles within the same family它与同族的（Composites Part A）与（Composites Part B）互为补充。
• Fibre-reinforced and particulate composites and their processing are covered收录纤维增强与颗粒复合材料及其加工工艺。
• Characterisation, modelling and mechanical behaviour of composites are within scope复合材料的表征、建模与力学行为属于其范围。
• Application-oriented studies in aerospace, automotive, construction and energy sectors are included航空航天、汽车、建筑与能源领域的应用导向研究亦被收录。
• The journal publishes research and review content that advances composite science and technology期刊发表推进复合材料科学与技术的研究与综述内容。

History

• The journal began with volume 1 in August 2020, published by Elsevier in Amsterdam该刊 2020 年 8 月出版第 1 卷，由设在阿姆斯特丹的（Elsevier）出版。
• It was created as the fully open access member of the Composites family, alongside the subscription titles Part A and Part B它作为「Composites」期刊族的完全开放获取成员创办，与订阅制的 A 辑和 B 辑并列。
• It is published under the single electronic ISSN 2666-6820 with three issues a year at first该刊仅有电子 ISSN 2666-6820，初期每年出版 3 期。
• All content is published gold open access, and an article processing charge of 2080 US dollars applies with waivers available全部内容以金色开放获取发表，文章处理费为 2080 美元并设有减免政策。
• It is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals and in the Emerging Sources Citation Index in materials science, composites该刊被（Directory of Open Access Journals）与（Emerging Sources Citation Index）的材料科学复合材料类别收录。
• Its Journal Impact Factor moved from 7.0 in 2024 to 7.0 in 2025, ranking ninth among 35 composite materials journals其影响因子由 2024 年的 7.0 至 2025 年的 7.0，在 35 种复合材料期刊中列第 9 位。

Editors

• The journal is edited within the Elsevier Composites family of journals, which shares editorial expertise across Part A, Part B and Part C该刊在（Elsevier）的「Composites」期刊族内编辑，与 A 辑、B 辑共享编辑经验。
• Manuscripts undergo anonymous peer review and are checked for plagiarism, with about twelve weeks expected from submission to publication稿件实行匿名同行评审并作重复率检查，从投稿到发表平均约 12 周。
• Submissions are handled through the journal's Editorial Manager site投稿通过期刊的（Editorial Manager）站点处理。
• Articles are released under CC BY, CC BY-NC or CC BY-NC-ND licences文章以（CC BY）、（CC BY-NC）或（CC BY-NC-ND）许可协议发布。
• The journal addresses a readership of composites researchers and practising engineers in academia and industry读者群体涵盖学术界与工业界的复合材料研究者与执业工程师。