Journal profile · Engineering, Civil
Advances in Structural Engineering
ISSN 1369-4332 · eISSN 2048-4011 · SAGE Publications Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Advances in Structural Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.46; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 216 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Structural Engineering is published by SAGE Publications Inc. 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 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Structural Load-Bearing Analysis and Seismic Performance and Analysis, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Structural Engineering was established in 1997 and has become one of the major journals in the field of structural engineering. To be...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil
Editor-in-chief Yong XiaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 50 in mainland China (about 53%); most named Mainland China 50, United States 12, Australia 11, Japan 5, United Kingdom 4 (95 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering16.1%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering11.8%
- Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering8.4%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering7.7%
- Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisEngineering7.5%
- Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityEngineering6.4%
- Structural Response to Dynamic LoadsEngineering5.9%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering5.1%
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 | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
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 | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | 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
- 2.46LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,619OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 216LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,847 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 213 | 31 | 35 |
| 2025 | 216 | 45 | 388 |
| 2024 | 216 | 51 | 1,025 |
| 2023 | 162 | 33 | 1,306 |
| 2022 | 244 | 16 | 2,549 |
| 2021 | 183 | 20 | 2,123 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1369-4332
- Electronic ISSN
- 2048-4011
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Structural Engineering
What CAS zone is Advances in Structural Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Structural Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology / Engineering, Civil. 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 Structural Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.46; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Structural Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Advances in Structural Engineering based?
Of the 95 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 50 (about 53%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (50), United States (12) and Australia (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Structural Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Structural Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Advances in Structural Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Structural Engineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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: .