Journal Introduction

Special Steel (CN 42—1243/TF, ISSN 1003—8620, CODEN TESHEE) is governed by Citic Pacific Special Steel Group Co., Ltd. and sponsored by Daye Special Steel Co., Ltd. Founded in 1980,The magazine is published bimonthly on the 30th day of the base month. 

Aims 
The journal aims to exchange cutting-edge academic research results and production experience, and promote advanced technologies' application and technological innovation in the field of special steel.

Scopes
The journal mainly reports the latest scientific achievements in the field of special steel research and production, manufacturing technologies, and automation equipment. It also promotes the exchange of latest research information at home and abroad.

Readership
The journal’s readers include researchers, specialists, professionals, and administrators engaged in the national industry of metallurgy, machinery, petrochemistry, new energy, aerospace, marine, and other related fields. It is highly recognized among the national special steel industry, universities, colleges, and research institutes.

Columns

Special steel overview, product development, special steel refractory , smelting and solidification, deformation and phase change, application and service and other columns

Database inclusion
CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, Superstar, Baidu Academic, Sweden DOAJ database, Poland ICI Periodical Database, Poland ICI Quality periodical Database, the United States Uhlig Periodical Guide

Awards

The journal won the third prize in the National Metallurgical Science and Technology Journals Competition; Excellent Journal of State Bureau of Metallurgical Industry; Hubei Province Professional and Technical Excellent Journal Award; Outstanding Journal Award in Hubei Province for 7 consecutive times.

People
President: ZHOU Lixin (Chief Engineer of Daye Special Steel Co., Ltd.)
Editor-in-Chief: JI Ling

Editorial Office of Special Steel
Director: CHEN Ying
Deputy Directors: MIN Jingang, NIE Aicheng, YU Xiwen
Editors: YU Jing, YAN Qianlin, NI Yanhong