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Journal History

2011 The inaugural issue was released. Metals was published as a quarterly journal.
2014 Metals was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science, starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2015 Metals received its first Impact Factor (0.883).
Metals was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2016 Metals adopted a monthly publication schedule.
Metals announced the first edition of the Travel Award.
2018 Metals published its 1,000th paper.
Metals held two physical editorial board meetings at the TMS 2018 and the Thermec’ 2018, respectively.
Metals announced the first edition of the Young Investigator Award.
The Portuguese Materials Society (SPM) became affiliated to Metals.
2019 Metals held a physical editorial board meeting at The Euromat 2019.
Metals announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Award.
2020 Metals established the following sections:
  • Extractive Metallurgy;
  • Powder Metallurgy;
  • Corrosion and Protection;
  • Biobased and Biodegradable Metals;
  • Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment;
  • Additive Manufacturing;
  • Metal Failure Analysis.
The Spanish Materials Society (SOCIEMAT) became affiliated to Metals.
Metals published its 5,000th paper.
Metals organized the 1st International Electronic Conference on Metallurgy and Metals.
Metals announced the second edition of the Highly Cited Paper/Outstanding Reviewer Awards.
Metals announced the fourth edition of the Travel Award.
2021 The Impact Factor increased to 2.351; the 5-year Impact Factor was 2.487.
Metals announced the first edition of the Best Ph.D. Thesis/Best Cover Awards.
Metals announced the second edition of the Young Investigator Award.
Metals announced the third edition of the Highly Cited Paper/Outstanding Reviewer Awards.
Metals established the following sections:
  • Transition Metals and Rare Metals;
  • Computation and Simulation on Metals.
2022 The Impact Factor increased to 2.695.
Metals announced the first edition of the Best Paper Award.
Metals announced the second edition of the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award.
Metals announced the third edition of the Young Investigator Award.
Metals announced the fourth edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Award.
Metals established the following sections:
  • Welding and Joining
  • Structural Integrity of Metals
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials
  • Metallic Functional Materials
2023 Metals received its 2023 Impact Factor (2.9), ranked 20/78 (Q2) in “Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering”.
Metals received its CiteScore (2022) of 4.4, ranked Q1 in “Metals and Alloys”.
Metals announced the third edition of the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award.
Metals announced the fourth edition of the Young Investigator Award.
Metals announced the fifth edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Award.
2025 The Portuguese Materials Society (SPM) is no longer affiliated to Metals.
2026 Metals received its 2025 Impact Factor (3.1), ranked 29/97 (Q2) in "Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering".
Metals received its CiteScore (2025) of 5.7, ranked 41/182 (Q1) in "Metals and Alloys".

Editor-in-Chief

2011–2025 Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hugo F. Lopez (Founding Editor)
2023–present Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Yong Zhang

Section Editor-in-Chief

2020–2022 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jose Manuel Torralba for the section on Powder Metallurgy
2022–2023 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Ronald W. Armstrong * for the section on Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials
* passed away on May 2023
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Victorino Franco for the section on Metallic Functional Materials
2020–2025 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Matteo Pavese for the section on Additive Manufacturing
2020–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Bernd Friedrich for the section on Extractive Metallurgy
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Belén Díaz Fernández for the section on Corrosion and Protection
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Nakano for the section on Biobased and Biodegradable Metals
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Prahl for the section on Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Evangelos Hristoforou for the section on Metal Failure Analysis
2021–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Xing-Qiu Chen for the section on Computation and Simulation on Metals
2022–2023 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Filippo Berto for the section on Structural Integrity of Metals
2022–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wei Zhou for the section on Welding and Joining
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Manoj Gupta for the section on Metal Matrix Composites
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Eric Hug for the section on Powder Metallurgy
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Yong Zhang for the section on Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals
2023–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. John D. Clayton for the section on Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials
2025–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Abdollah Saboori for the section on Additive Manufacturing
2026–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Francesca Borgioli for the section on Structural Integrity of Metals
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