Journal profile · Engineering, Aerospace
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN 1748-8842 · eISSN 1758-4213 · Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 9 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 142 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology is published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 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 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies, Air Traffic Management and Optimization and International Law and Aviation, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Latest developments and research into the materials techniques and technology relating to the aircraft and aerospace industry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Aerospace
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Aircraft Design and TechnologiesEnvironmental Science12.2%
- Air Traffic Management and OptimizationEngineering10.5%
- International Law and AviationSocial Sciences8.7%
- Aerospace and Aviation TechnologyEngineering7.5%
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering6.3%
- Rocket and propulsion systems researchEngineering5.6%
- Aerospace Engineering and Control SystemsEngineering4.8%
- Aviation Industry Analysis and TrendsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
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, Aerospace | 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, Aerospace | 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, Aerospace | 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
- 2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 810OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 133LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,991 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 4 | 11 |
| 2025 | 142 | 11 | 201 |
| 2024 | 122 | 14 | 479 |
| 2023 | 129 | 9 | 905 |
| 2022 | 178 | 17 | 1,156 |
| 2021 | 203 | 17 | 1,606 |
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)
- about 9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 48.9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 104.3 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 7000 words Case Study — up to 7000 words Viewpoint — up to 3000 words Technical Paper — up to 6000 words Conceptual Paper — up to 7000 wo…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- literature reviewResearch Paper — up to 7000 words Case Study — up to 7000 words Viewpoint — up to 3000 words Technical Paper — up to 6000 words Conceptual Paper — up to 7000 wo…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 7000 words Case Study — up to 7000 words Viewpoint — up to 3000 words Technical Paper — up to 6000 words Conceptual Paper — up to 7000 wo…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- reviewResearch Paper — up to 7000 words Case Study — up to 7000 words Viewpoint — up to 3000 words Technical Paper — up to 6000 words Conceptual Paper — up to 7000 wo…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- viewpointResearch Paper — up to 7000 words Case Study — up to 7000 words Viewpoint — up to 3000 words Technical Paper — up to 6000 words Conceptual Paper — up to 7000 wo…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1748-8842
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-4213
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 98, Issue 8-9 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
What CAS zone is Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Aerospace. 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 Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 48.9%. 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 Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .