Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Canadian Geotechnical Journal
ISSN 0008-3674 · eISSN 1208-6010 · National Research Council of Canada · CANADA · Monthly
Canadian Geotechnical Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.99; hybrid open access; review about 9 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 66%; 274 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Geotechnical Journal is published by National Research Council of Canada and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization, together about 41.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Geotechnical Journal features articles, notes, reviews, and discussions related to new developments in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, and applied sciences. The topics of papers written by researchers and engineers/scientists active in industry include soil and rock mechanics, material properties and fundamental behaviour, site characterization, foundations, excavations, tunnels, dams and embankments, slopes, landslides, geological and rock engineering, ground improvement, hydrogeology and contaminant hydrogeology, geochemistry, waste management, geosynthetics, offshore engineering, ice, frozen ground and northern engineering, risk and reliability applications, and physical and numerical modelling. Contributions that have practical relevance are preferred, including case records. Purely theoretical contributions are not generally published unless they are on a topic of special interest (like unsaturated soil mechanics or cold regions geotechnics) or they have direct practical value.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsEngineering15.2%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering13.9%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering12.4%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering9.3%
- Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering8.9%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science8%
- Grouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsEngineering5%
- Dam Engineering and SafetyEngineering3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, 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 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.99LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100LetPub ·
- h-index
- 202OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,287OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 327LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,787 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 255 | 49 | 111 |
| 2025 | 274 | 60 | 736 |
| 2024 | 217 | 73 | 1,497 |
| 2023 | 195 | 98 | 2,196 |
| 2022 | 130 | 85 | 1,699 |
| 2021 | 133 | 108 | 2,721 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 5 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 66%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- National Research Council of Canada
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0008-3674
- Electronic ISSN
- 1208-6010
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Geotechnical Journal
What CAS zone is Canadian Geotechnical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Geotechnical Journal is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Geological / Geosciences, 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 Canadian Geotechnical Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.99; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 202.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Geotechnical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 months; the community-reported acceptance is “66%”. 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.
Which databases index Canadian Geotechnical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Geotechnical Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Canadian Geotechnical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Geotechnical Journal is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .