Journal profile · Engineering-General Engineering
AlQadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science
ISSN 1998-4456 · eISSN 2411-7773 · University of Al-Qadisiyah · Iraq
AlQadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 385 days to acceptance (15 articles, last 24 months); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AlQadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science is published by University of Al-Qadisiyah. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Heat Transfer and Optimization, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences (QJES) is a scientific Open Access peer-reviewed journal. It publishes research papers describing different disciplines of engineering sciences online and hard copy since 2008.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-General Engineering
Editor-in-chief Khaled Al-FarhanyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Iraq 12, United States 6, United Kingdom 3, Malaysia 2, Mainland China 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering9.8%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering7.9%
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering6.3%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering6.3%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering5.9%
- Heat Transfer and Numerical MethodsEngineering5.9%
- Coagulation and Flocculation StudiesEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 537 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 92 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 145 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 183 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 184 |
| 2022 | 70 | 70 | 77 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 105 |
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 Crossref · to
385 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 329 days – 425 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 77 days (15 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 462 days
- Sample
- 15 articles with submission and acceptance dates (15 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | IQD 250,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 150 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- condensed articles (short communication)B. Condensed articles (Short communication) that give some preliminary results of research are still ongoing.Length not stated
- original researchA. Original research that includes basic and practical results.Length not stated
- reviewPages 294-300 https://doi.org/10.30772/qjes.2026.163701.1678 Mustafa H. Al-Asady, Alaa M. Al-Khekany, Saif Alzabeebee, Rwayda S. Al-Hamd Abstract Enhancing and …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Originality requirement Model summary
All manuscripts submitted for consideration of publication in this journal must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright policy Model summary
Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences will have the copyright of the papers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access peer-reviewed journal Model summary
Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences (QJES) is a scientific Open Access peer-reviewed journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Peer review process Model summary
-The submitted paper will be reddening by the editorial board to determine the paper field and then sent to two peers to review in the same paper field.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity check via Turnitin Model summary
the ratio of similarity, which must be less than 20%, the AI less than 20%, and the Flag for review must be Zero
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
- University of Al-Qadisiyah
- Country or region
- Iraq
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1998-4456
- Electronic ISSN
- 2411-7773
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AlQadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science
How long does peer review take at AlQadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 15 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 385 days (interquartile range 329–425 days); authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of AlQadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 5–8; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of AlQadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iraq (12), United States (6) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AlQadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AlQadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is AlQadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science open access, and what is the APC?
AlQadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .