Journal profile · Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
ISSN 2666-9129 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,610; review about 134 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is a gold open access journal covering all topics in industrial and manufacturing engineering. The journal aims to publish full research papers, review papers and short communications with focus on the fundamental and applied science, as well as innovative technologies advancing the knowledge in handling and manufacturing products on component, system and society level.The core interest of the journal Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is publishing articles that are either original physics-based investigations of processes and/or contributing technological novel ideas for increasing the efficiency and quality of processes by reducing simultaneously the environmental and social impact. A special field of interest of the journal are new methods of educating modern industrial and manufacturing engineers.Typical areas of interest to the journal include:Industrial engineering: Plant design, assembly, sustainable manufacturing, supply chain, human factors and (neuro-)ergonomics, life-cycle engineering, robotics and computer-integrated manufacturing systemsManufacturing: Additive manufacturing, casting, welding, polymer molding, forming and joining by forming, machining, electro-discharge manufacturing, precision engineering, smart manufacturing, virtual manufacturing, machine tools technology, laser technology, artificial intelligence in manufacturing, surfaces and their metrologyNano- and micro-technologies: Processing nanostructured material, fabrication of micro-systems and nanodevicesDesign: Tool design, press design, component design (including manufacturing effects), products performance as a function of manufacturingModelling of materials processing: New analytical models, applying existing models to new processes, material characterisation, efficient numerical models, multi-scale models, modelling process chainsEducational contributions: New in-situ experiments, telemetric experiments, augmented reality applications, complex knowledge description, misconceptions, curriculum development in industrial and manufacturing engineering, defining technical termsWorkpiece and tool materials covered in the processes reach from metals, polymers, ceramics to biomaterials.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Erman A. TekkayaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 9, Germany 6, Denmark 6, Japan 4, Mainland China 3 (55 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesEngineering12.1%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering12.1%
- Metal Forming Simulation TechniquesEngineering11.5%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering9.6%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering6%
- Welding Techniques and Residual StressesEngineering5.4%
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering5.1%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 176 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 59 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 113 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 474 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 823 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 874 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
134 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 11 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 134 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,610 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,300 / EUR 2,150 / GBP 1,840 / JPY 285,270 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,750 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,970 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- Advances in Robotic FormingDeadline
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Single corresponding author Model summary
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics policy Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-9129
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
What CAS zone is Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Industrial / Engineering, Manufacturing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 13, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering?
The publisher reports about 134 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 11 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering based?
Of the 55 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), Germany (6) and Denmark (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,610.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .