steel research international is a journal providing a forum for the publication of high-quality manuscripts in areas ranging from process metallurgy and metal forming to materials engineering as well as process control and testing. The emphasis is on steel and on materials involved in steelmaking and the processing of steel, such as refractories and slags.steel research international welcomes manuscripts describing basic scientific research as well as industrial research. The journal received a further increased, record-high Impact Factor of 1.424 (2018 Journal Citation Reports), an increase of 15% on the 2017 value.The journal was formerly well known as "Archiv für das Eisenhüttenwesen" and "steel research"; with effect from January 1, 2006, the former "Scandinavian Journal of Metallurgy" merged with Steel Research International.Hot TopicsSteels for Automotive ApplicationsHigh-strength SteelsSustainable steelmakingInterstitially Alloyed SteelsElectromagnetic Processing of MetalsHigh Speed Forming