Russian Metallurgy (Metally) publishes English translations of selected articles from several Russian-language journals listed below and original unsolicited articles in the English language: Metally (main source), Deformatsya i Razrushenie Materialov (additional source), Elektrometallurgiya (additional source), Rasplavy (additional source), and Tekhnologiya Metallov (additional source). The source of each article is described at the article level on the title pages. The final decision about the publication in Russian Metallurgy (Metally) is made by its editorial board regardless of the source. The editorial and peer review policies and ethical principles are the same for all translated and original articles. The journal welcomes manuscripts from all countries. PEER REVIEW Russian Metallurgy (Metally) is a peer reviewed journal. We use a single blind peer review format. The average period from submission to first decision is 30 days. The rejection rate for submitted manuscripts is 15%. The final decision on the acceptance of an article for publication is made by the Editorial Board. Any invited reviewer who feels unqualified or unable to review the manuscript due to the conflict of interests should promptly notify the editors and decline the invitation. Reviewers should formulate their statements clearly in a sound and reasoned way so that authors can use reviewer’s arguments to improve the manuscript. Personal criticism of the authors must be avoided. Reviewers should indicate in a review (i) any relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors, (ii) anything that has been reported in previous publications and not given appropriate reference or citation, (ii) any substantial similarity or overlap with any other manuscript (published or unpublished) of which they have personal knowledge. Begun in 1959 by the USSR Academy of Sciences Publishes original experimental and theoretical investigations Covers physicochemical properties of metallurgical materials; physicochemical processes; theoretical aspects of metallurgical production processes; and more Discusses thermoplastic and thermochemical treatment