Aims and Scope of Acta Materialia
Acta Materialia is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published twenty times per year on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc.. The current publisher is Elsevier. The coordinating editor is Christopher A. Schuh, Danae and Vasilis Salapatas Professor of Metallurgy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The journal covers research on all aspects of the structure and properties of materials and publishes original papers and commissioned reviews called Overviews. Less
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14.2
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5 - 10
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0.92 5-Year SI

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Q1Metals and Alloys

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2.69
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Semi-monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Semi-monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1996 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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