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Applied Engineering Letters
ISSN 2466-4677 · eISSN 2466-4847 · Serbian Academic Center · Serbia
Applied Engineering Letters: fully open access; APC about USD 107; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Engineering Letters is published by Serbian Academic Center. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis, Advanced machining processes and optimization and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, together about 22.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Applied Engineering Letters publishes articles covers all aspects of Applied Mechanics, Fluids Engineering, Thermodynamics, Energy and Environment, Renewable Energy Sources, Energy Efficiency, Mechatronics and Robotics, Material Science, Tribology, Machine Design, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Applied and Industrial Mathematics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Energy-Energy (all)
Editor-in-chief Ph.D. BlažaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Serbia 13, India 4, United States 3, Slovakia 3, Australia 2 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Welding Techniques AnalysisEngineering8%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering7.4%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering7.4%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences6.3%
- Tribology and Wear AnalysisEngineering5.1%
- Welding Techniques and Residual StressesEngineering4.6%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering4.6%
- Advanced Machining and Optimization TechniquesEngineering4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | Q2 | 93/351 | 73rd |
| General Energy | Q2 | 35/79 | 56th |
| General Materials Science | Q2 | 214/475 | 55th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.95OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 185 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 223 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 293 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 257 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 173 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 93 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 72 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 200 | No | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 5–8
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Copyright policy: authors retain copyright of published papers. Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of the published papers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access: articles are immediately and permanently free to read and download upon acceptance. Model summary
All articles from the journal have open access have been reviewed and upon acceptance are immediately and permanently free for each reading and download.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: double-blind. Model summary
The journal uses double-blind peer review, which means that both the reviewer and author names are hidden from each other during the review process.
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
- Serbian Academic Center
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2466-4677
- Electronic ISSN
- 2466-4847
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Engineering Letters
How long does peer review take at Applied Engineering Letters?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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 Applied Engineering Letters?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 5–8; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 Applied Engineering Letters based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Serbia (13), India (4) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Applied Engineering Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Engineering Letters is indexed in Scopus.
Is Applied Engineering Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Engineering Letters is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 107.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .