The Editors of Welding International select three distinguished papers published each year. The selection is based on the choice of title, abstract quality, statement of the paper's aims, figure quality, conclusion quality, scientific quality, potential impact on research/industry, among others.
✨ The 2024 best papers are now free to view and download (Open Access) until 31 December 2025 ✨
The Journal has received an Impact Factor of 1.2, placing it in the Q3 category for Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering.
This follows last year’s (2024) important milestone, when the Journal met the selection criteria of Clarivate and was included in the Web of Science Core Collection under the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
June 2025WELDING INTERNATIONAL is a peer-reviewed journal, published by Taylor & Francis Group, which aims to enrich the global exchange of scientific activities in the welding and joining processes of materials.
The Journal reports the achievements of science and engineering of welding and joining, with original research papers, review articles invited by the editors, letters, and brief research notes, encompassing:
Joining Techniques
Cutting
Thermal Spraying
Metallurgical and Material investigations relating to the topics reported
Characterization and Service Performance of Joints
Control and Automation of Welding
Analytical and Numerical Modeling of Joining Processes
Additive Manufacturing.
Key metrics:
📌 Average turnaround time of 29 days from submission to first decision
📌 Average time of 12 days from acceptance to online publication
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