Open Access



This journal is a peer reviewed, fully open access journal owned by National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys of China, Chongqing University. National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys of China, Chongqing University. retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. The article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication.

The open access publication fee for this journal is USD 1500, plus taxes. All APCs for articles submitted to the journal before the 31 December 2024 will be fully waived.

Peer review under the responsibility of Chongqing University.


Access Rights

All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read, download, copy and distribute.


User Rights

Permitted third party reuse is defined by the following user license:

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY):

Allows users to copy, to create extracts, abstracts and new works from the Article, to alter and revise the Article and to make commercial use of the Article (including reuse and/or resale of the Article by commercial entities), provided the user gives appropriate credit (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI), provides a link to the license, indicates if changes were made and the licensor is not represented as endorsing the use made of the work. The full details of the license are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivs (CC BY-NC-ND):

Allows users to copy and distribute the Article, provided this is not done for commercial purposes and further does not permit distribution of the Article if it is changed or edited in any way, and provided the user gives appropriate credit (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI), provides a link to the license, and that the licensor is not represented as endorsing the use made of the work. The full details of the license are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

Author Rights

For open access publishing, this journal uses a licensing agreement. Authors will transfer copyright to National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys of China, Chongqing University, and KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. will be granted exclusive publishing and distribution rights.


Publishing Schedule

This journal is published 12 issues per year.


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Editorial Office email: jmaeditor@cqu.edu.cn

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