Journal profile · ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL
Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
ISSN 1174-9857 · eISSN 2324-1543 · New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering
Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering is published by New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering 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 Seismic Performance and Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies and Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis, together about 37.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Papers in The Bulletin cover the full spectrum from seismology and geology through to applied earthquake engineering, including: Studies of major historical earthquakes Reconnaissance reports of recent earthquake events around the world Technical papers which examine aspects of design and the performance of materials Retrofitting and upgrading issues
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL
Editor-in-chief Rajesh DhakalPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering20.3%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences9.3%
- Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisEngineering7.5%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering7%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering6.6%
- Masonry and Concrete Structural AnalysisEngineering6%
- Seismic Waves and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Seismology and Earthquake StudiesComputer Science5.5%
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, Geological | 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, Geological | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 423OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,488 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 43 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 52 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 72 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 150 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Copyright 2019, New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Inc. All rights reserved. Model summary
© Copyright 2019, New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Inc. All rights reserved.
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
- New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering
- ISSN
- 1174-9857
- Electronic ISSN
- 2324-1543
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
What CAS zone is Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Geological. 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.
Which databases index Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .