Metals is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published monthly online by MDPI. The Portuguese Society of Materials (SPM), and the Spanish Materials Society (SOCIEMAT) are affiliated with Metals and their members receive a discount on the article processing charges. *Impact Factor: 2.695 (2021); 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.758 (2021) *Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering) / CiteScore - Q1 (Metals and Alloys) *Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 16 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.3 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2022). *Sections: -Extractive Metallurgy, edited by Prof. Dr. Bernd Friedrich -Powder Metallurgy, edited by Prof. Dr. Jose Manuel Torralba -Corrosion and Protection, edited by Prof. Dr. Belén Díaz Fernández -Biobased and Biodegradable Metals, edited by Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Nakano -Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment, edited by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Prahl -Additive Manufacturing, edited by Prof. Dr. Matteo Pavese -Metal Failure Analysis, edited by Prof. Dr. Evangelos Hristoforou -Computation and Simulation on Metals, edited by Prof. Dr. Xing-Qiu Chen -Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals, edited by Prof. Dr. Yong Zhang -Welding and Joining, edited by Prof. Dr. Wei Zhou -Structural Integrity of Metals, edited by Prof. Dr. Filippo Berto -Metal Matrix Composites, edited by Prof. Dr. Manoj Gupta -Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials, edited by Prof. Dr. Ronald W. Armstrong -Metallic Functional Materials *Our Editor's Choice Articles: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals/editors_choice *Most Cited & Viewed Articles: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals/most_cited
