Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 91.9
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 39(Q1)
Materials science 121(Q1)
Mechanical engineering 71(Q1)

Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
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Articles published last year
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% accepted last year
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Immediately rejected last year
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Open access status
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Two-year impact factor
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Aims and scope

The editor has not yet provided this information.

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
1.4 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
1.8 months
Decision time immediate rejection
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Overall rating manuscript handling
4.0 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
2.0 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.0 / 5.0 (moderate)
Average number of review reports
3.0 reports
Quality of review reports
3.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 6.0 weeks. Overall rating: 4 (very good). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
This is the first time I submitted a research paper to MST and I am fully satisfied with the review process as well as editorial assistance.