Journal profile · ENGINEERING, CIVIL
Australian Journal of Civil Engineering
ISSN 1448-8353 · eISSN 2204-2245 · Taylor & Francis
Australian Journal of Civil Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 266 days to acceptance (29 articles, last 24 months); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of Civil Engineering is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, together about 34.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The editorial policy of Engineers Australia’s Civil Engineering College seeks to widen the usefulness of the Australian Journal of Civil Engineering (AJCE) by encouraging the publication of a greater variety of contributions to the science and practice of civil engineering. Contributions of original papers on research, development and professional achievements in all areas of civil engineering are encouraged. Areas catered for in this journal include transportation; construction; water engineering; coastal and oceans; ports and harbours; geotechnical engineering; tunnelling; mining engineering; infrastructure and building; management and leadership; risk and reliability; planning and policy; heritage sustainability; and life cycle asset management. The expected length of acceptable contributions will vary considerably, but 4000 to 5000 word equivalents should be the norm. Occasionally, shorter contributions of about 1000 words may be appropriate for publication as a Technical Note. Authors are also invited to submit Discussions on a Technical Paper or Note published in the AJCE. Discussion of a Technical Paper/Note is open to anyone who has significant comments or questions regarding its content. All discussions are to be in third person, with the discusser being referred to as “the writer” and the author of the original paper as “the author”. The fundamental criteria of acceptance for all types of papers will be the intellectual and professional worth of the contribution.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, CIVIL
Editor-in-chief Rebecca GravinaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Australia 9, United Kingdom 2, Mainland China 1, India 1, Brazil 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering12.7%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering12.4%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering9.7%
- Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationEngineering7.5%
- Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityEngineering5.7%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering5.6%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering5.2%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering4.3%
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, Civil | 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, Civil | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECPublisher website
Other: EBSCOhost, Engineering Source, TOC Premier, Academic OneFile, Expanded Academic ASAP, InfoTrac Custom
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.45Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.72Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 15,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 325 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 50 |
| 2022 | 36 | 4 | 312 |
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | 260 |
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
266 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 189 days – 384 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (29 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 292 days
- Sample
- 29 articles with submission and acceptance dates (31 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".
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 accepted2
- discussionAuthors are also invited to submit Discussions on a Technical Paper or Note published in the AJCE.Length not stated
- technical noteOccasionally, shorter contributions of about 1000 words may be appropriate for publication as a Technical Note.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Australian Journal of Civil Engineering is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the dis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
The fundamental criteria of acceptance for all types of papers will be the intellectual and professional worth of the contribution. Model summary
The fundamental criteria of acceptance for all types of papers will be the intellectual and professional worth of the contribution.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1448-8353
- Electronic ISSN
- 2204-2245
- Society / sponsor
- Engineers Australia
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Civil Engineering
What CAS zone is Australian Journal of Civil Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Journal of Civil Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil. 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 Australian Journal of Civil Engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Australian Journal of Civil Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 29 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 266 days (interquartile range 189–384 days). 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 Australian Journal of Civil Engineering based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (9), United Kingdom (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Australian Journal of Civil Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of Civil Engineering is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Australian Journal of Civil Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of Civil Engineering is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .