Journal profile · Engineering, Geological
Acta Geotechnica Slovenica
ISSN 1854-0171 · University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil Engineering · SLOVENIA · Semiannual
Acta Geotechnica Slovenica: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Geotechnica Slovenica is published by University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil Engineering and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, together about 47.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACTA GEOTECHNICA SLOVENICA aims to play an important role in publishing high-quality, theoretical papers from important and emerging areas that will have a lasting impact on fundamental and practical aspects of geomechanics and geotechnical engineering. ACTA GEOTECHNICA SLOVENICA publishes papers from the following areas: soil and rock mechanics, engineering geology, environmental geotechnics, geosynthetic, geotechnical structures, numerical and analytical methods, computer modelling, optimization of geotechnical structures, field and laboratory testing. The journal is published twice a year.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Geological
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering16.2%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsEngineering15.6%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering15.6%
- Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering8.7%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Geotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringEngineering5.8%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering5.2%
- Grouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsEngineering3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 81 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 144 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 59 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Country or region
- SLOVENIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 1854-0171
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Geotechnica Slovenica
What CAS zone is Acta Geotechnica Slovenica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Geotechnica Slovenica is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Geological. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Geotechnica Slovenica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at Acta Geotechnica Slovenica?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Geotechnica Slovenica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Geotechnica Slovenica is indexed in Scopus.
Is Acta Geotechnica Slovenica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Geotechnica Slovenica is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .