Journal of Manufacturing Processes

The Journal of Manufacturing Processes is an Elsevier journal founded in 1999 as an official publication of SME in cooperation with the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, covering manufacturing process research, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 7.8《制造工艺杂志》由（Elsevier）出版，1999 年创刊，是（SME）的官方期刊并与（North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME）合作，涵盖制造工艺研究，2025 年影响因子为 7.8。

Scope

• Meso, micro and nano fabrication, including imprint lithography and other precision processes, are covered覆盖介观、微米与纳米制造，包括压印光刻及其他精密工艺。
• Advanced mechanical, chemical and thermal manufacturing processes are central subjects先进机械、化学与热加工制造工艺是核心题材。
• Welding, joining and assembly at micro and macro scales are addressed微观与宏观尺度的焊接、连接与装配均在讨论之列。
• Additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, repair and three-dimensional fabrication techniques are included增材制造、快速原型、修复与三维成形技术也包含在内。
• Embossing, casting, forming and moulding processes at all scales are studied各尺度下的压花、铸造、成形与模塑工艺均被研究。
• Continuum and sub-continuum process modelling and simulation are published该刊发表连续介质与亚连续介质的过程建模与仿真研究。
• Process monitoring, control, automation, and tribology and wear issues relevant to manufacturing are covered过程监测、控制、自动化以及与制造相关的摩擦学与磨损问题亦在覆盖之内。

History

• The journal was established in 1999 as an official journal of SME, in cooperation with NAMRI/SME该刊于 1999 年创办，作为（SME）的官方期刊并与（NAMRI/SME）合作。
• It is published by Elsevier and has grown into one of the largest manufacturing process journals by output该刊由（Elsevier）出版，按发文量计已成长为制造工艺领域规模最大的期刊之一。
• Its Journal Impact Factor rose from 5.01 in 2021 and 5.684 in 2022 to 6.8 in 2024 and 7.8 in 2025其影响因子由 2021 年的 5.01 与 2022 年的 5.684，变为 2024 年的 6.8 与 2025 年的 7.8。
• The journal reports a median of 65 days from submission to decision after review and 133 days from submission to acceptance该刊报告自投稿至评审后决定的中间时间为 65 天，自投稿至录用的中间时间为 133 天。
• Accepted articles typically appear online within eight days of acceptance录用文章通常在录用后 8 天内在线发表。
• It publishes special issues on emerging technologies and invited papers alongside regular submissions该刊在常规投稿之外，还出版新兴技术专刊与约稿论文。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is S. Kapoor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the United States现任主编为美国（University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign）的（S. Kapoor）。
• A large team of associate editors covers the main process families, among them M. Annoni, G. Cheng, K. Chou, Z. Feng and A. S. Kumar规模较大的副编辑团队覆盖主要工艺门类，其中包括（M. Annoni）、（G. Cheng）、（K. Chou）、（Z. Feng）与（A. S. Kumar）。
• Further associate editors include J. J. Li, X. Li, M. Sundaram, B. Wu and Y. Zhang其他副编辑包括（J. J. Li）、（X. Li）、（M. Sundaram）、（B. Wu）与（Y. Zhang）。
• Several associate editors come from industry, including W. Cai of GM Global Research and Development and C. Nath of Hitachi America部分副编辑来自产业界，包括（GM Global Research and Development）的（W. Cai）与（Hitachi America）的（C. Nath）。
• The board combines university laboratories with national laboratories such as Oak Ridge National Laboratory编委会将高校实验室与国家实验室结合起来，例如（Oak Ridge National Laboratory）。
• Submissions are peer reviewed, and the journal encourages papers that advance process capability, efficiency and product quality投稿须经同行评审，该刊鼓励能够提升工艺能力、效率与产品质量的论文。