Progress in Materials Science is a journal publishing review articles covering most areas of materials science, published by the Pergamon imprint of Elsevier. It was started in 1949 with the title "Progress in Metal Physics" with Bruce Chalmers serving as first editor. It was changed to the current title in 1961.
Progress in Materials Science has had at least three name changes over the course of its distribution.
Progress in Materials Science has only had two names, which is not in excess of three.  The number likely confused the system.