Journal Overview

ZKG International

ISSN:2366-1313 (print)

Aims & Scope

ZKG International is a leading peer-reviewed journal in cement, lime, gypsum and related building materials. It serves as a comprehensive international platform for interdisciplinary scientific research, technological innovation, engineering applications, and industry insights.

The journal provides comprehensive coverage of research spanning materials science, chemistry, manufacturing technologies, modeling, and applications, emphasizing sustainability, digitalization and innovation. The scope includes, but is not limited to:

• Manufacturing technologies: advancement of process, advancement of equipment, and global production data for the cement, lime and gypsum sectors.

• Binder chemistry: mineral phases, hydration mechanisms, and relevant chemical and mineral additives/supplementary cementitious materials.

• Concrete and plaster: mix design, rheology, hardened properties, durability, and long-term performance.

• Alternative binders: low-carbon binders, alkali-activated materials, geopolymer systems, industrial waste based binders.

• Digitalization: AI-driven materials design, and simulation techniques for reaction process and performance optimization.

• Environmental protection: CO₂ capture, alternative fuels, waste recycling, and life-cycle assessment for binders production and utilization.

• Applications: cases of infrastructure, repair, rehabilitation and structural and nonstructural element prefabrication.

• Modeling: multiscale simulation of hydration, microstructure evolution, durability related issues, and mechanical performance.

• News and insights: market trends, standard interpretation, production statistics, and technology transfer in cement, lime, and gypsum industries worldwide.

With a rich history dating back to its foundation in 1911, ZKG International was originally published as Cement – Communications of the Central Council for the Promotion of German Portland Cement Producers and relaunched in 1948 as Zement-Kalk-Gips (ZKG), establishing its mission “to act as an intermediary for international scientific material and to translate research into practical application.”

Over 115 years, it evolved from a national publication into a leading international magazine and is now recognized as one of the oldest and most authoritative publications in cement, lime, gypsum, and related building materials, serving all the researchers, engineers, plant managers, and industry decision-makers with the seek for knowledge on raw materials, extraction and processing methods, thermal and mechanical processes, production control, plant management, quality control systems, and building materials chemistry across the global binder and construction building industry.

Publication Frequency

8 issues per year

Language of Publication

All articles submitted to ZKG International must be written and published in English.

Impact Factor (Web of Science)

Current Impact Factor: 0.1 (2024)

5-Year Impact Factor: 0.1

Publisher Information

Effective from Issue 6 in 2025, ZKG International (ISSN: 2366-1313) will be published by Tech Science Press. The journal will continue to operate and be accessible through its established website: https://www.zkg.de/en/index.html

Ownership

The journal is owned by Tech Science Press.

Open Access Options

ZKG International is published as a hybrid journal, offering both subscription-based content and open access publishing options. Authors can choose to make their articles freely available to all readers upon publication.

Full open access articles can be read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, searched, linked to full text of articles and/or use for any other lawful purpose without obtaining permission from the publisher or author in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. For further information, please refer to the Open Access Policy. 

Article Processing Charge

Open Access: For articles selected for open access publication, an Article Processing Charge (APC) of 1200 USD will apply. This APC covers production costs and open access fees and will take effect from January 1, 2026. APC payment is optional for authors, reflecting the hybrid nature of the journal. Authors are not charged extra based on article length, figures, or supplementary materials.

Subscription: No publication fee charged to authors, and published articles are immediately available to subscribers.

Ethics Statement

TSP takes the responsibility to enforce a rigorous peer-review together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure adding the highest quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication. TSP takes such publishing ethics issues very seriously on every level. Our staff are trained to identify and report any irregularities. Our editors follow Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and proceed with a zero tolerance policy for ethical violations, including plagiarism, data falsification and authorship misconduct. To confirm the originality of all submitted manuscripts, we use iThenticate for similarity checks against prior publications.