Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Acta Polytechnica Hungarica
ISSN 1785-8860 · eISSN 2064-2687 · Obuda University · HUNGARY · Quarterly
Acta Polytechnica Hungarica: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 185 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Polytechnica Hungarica is published by Obuda University 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 Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Robotics and Automated Systems and Railway Engineering and Dynamics, together about 21.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering8.4%
- Robotics and Automated SystemsEngineering6.9%
- Railway Engineering and DynamicsEngineering6.4%
- Neural Networks and ApplicationsComputer Science6.2%
- Fuzzy Logic and Control SystemsComputer Science5.4%
- Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Science4.4%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering4%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science3.9%
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 568OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 169LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,996 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 108 | 108 | 12 |
| 2025 | 185 | 185 | 315 |
| 2024 | 185 | 185 | 924 |
| 2023 | 188 | 188 | 1,501 |
| 2022 | 152 | 152 | 1,598 |
| 2021 | 141 | 141 | 1,944 |
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)
- 6–12 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Obuda University
- Country or region
- HUNGARY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1785-8860
- Electronic ISSN
- 2064-2687
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Polytechnica Hungarica
What CAS zone is Acta Polytechnica Hungarica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Polytechnica Hungarica is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Polytechnica Hungarica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.1; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Acta Polytechnica Hungarica?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Polytechnica Hungarica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Polytechnica Hungarica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Acta Polytechnica Hungarica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Polytechnica Hungarica is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .