Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
ISSN 1644-9665 · eISSN 2083-3318 · Springer London · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2006
Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.91; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 172 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 283 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering is published by Springer London and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete and Concrete and Cement Materials Research, together about 21.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering publishes both theoretical and experimental original research articles which explore or exploit new ideas and techniques in three main areas: structural engineering, mechanics of materials and materials science. The aim of the journal is to advance science related to structural engineering focusing on structures, machines and mechanical systems. The journal also promotes advancement in the area of mechanics of materials, by publishing most recent findings in elasticity, plasticity, rheology, fatigue and fracture mechanics. The third area the journal is concentrating on is materials science, with emphasis on metals, composites, etc., their structures and properties as well as methods of evaluation. In addition to research papers, the Editorial Board welcomes state-of-the-art reviews on specialized topics. All such articles have to be sent to the Editor-in-Chief before submission for pre-submission review process. Only articles approved by the Editor-in-Chief in pre-submission process can be submitted to the journal for further processing. Approval in pre-submission stage doesn't guarantee acceptance for publication as all papers are subject to a regular referee procedure. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering does not accept manuscripts containing: • Simulation with no experimental verification and/or which gives no new insight into the process. • The analysis of material properties or product performance without reference to the processing which caused them or their application. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (ACME) is an official journal of Wrocław University of Science Technology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Zbigniew GronostajskiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 24, United States 2, Germany 2, Japan 1, France 1 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering7.7%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering7.1%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering6.7%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering6.5%
- Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesEngineering6.1%
- Metal Forming Simulation TechniquesEngineering5.4%
- Advanced Welding Techniques AnalysisEngineering4.9%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 4.91LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,432OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 277LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 514,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,793 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 253 | 52 | 254 |
| 2025 | 283 | 93 | 1,565 |
| 2024 | 270 | 82 | 2,569 |
| 2023 | 246 | 72 | 3,766 |
| 2022 | 236 | 52 | 4,097 |
| 2021 | 200 | 63 | 4,215 |
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
172 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 121 days – 218 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (595 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 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
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 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted1
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; use of LLMs must be documented in the Methods section. Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors must disclose financial or non-financial competing interests. Model summary
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement explaining how to access supporting data. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
The journal is a COPE member and follows COPE guidelines on misconduct. Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
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
- Springer London
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1644-9665
- Electronic ISSN
- 2083-3318
- Society / sponsor
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
What CAS zone is Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Engineering, Mechanical / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. 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 Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.91; CiteScore 8, h-index 82.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 172 days (interquartile range 121–218 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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 Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (24), United States (2) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
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: .