Journal profile · Engineering, Chemical
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
ISSN 0008-4034 · eISSN 1939-019X · Wiley-Blackwell · CANADA · Bimonthly · Founded 1957
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,690; median 114 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 448 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Fluid Dynamics and Mixing, Granular flow and fluidized beds and Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques, together about 23.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (CJCE) publishes original research articles, new theoretical interpretation or experimental findings and critical reviews in the science or industrial practice of chemical and biochemical processes. Preference is given to papers having a clearly indicated scope and applicability in any of the following areas: Fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, multiphase flows, separations processes, thermodynamics, process systems engineering, reactors and reaction kinetics, catalysis, interfacial phenomena, electrochemical phenomena, bioengineering, minerals processing and natural products and environmental and energy engineering. Papers that merely describe or present a conventional or routine analysis (without novel elements) of existing processes will not be considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Chemical
Editor-in-chief João B. P.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Canada 34, France 5, United States 4, Mainland China 3, India 3 (71 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fluid Dynamics and MixingEngineering10.1%
- Granular flow and fluidized bedsEngineering7.6%
- Minerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Phase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsEngineering5.1%
- Process Optimization and IntegrationEngineering5%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science4.7%
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering4.3%
- Cyclone Separators and Fluid DynamicsEngineering4.1%
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, Chemical | 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, Chemical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 4 |
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 CompendexWeb of ScienceCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 2.2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,992OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 402LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 410Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 489,717Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,535 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 372 | 120 | 133 |
| 2025 | 448 | 193 | 829 |
| 2024 | 430 | 231 | 2,124 |
| 2023 | 351 | 180 | 2,218 |
| 2022 | 488 | 67 | 3,489 |
| 2021 | 345 | 35 | 2,870 |
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
114 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 80 days – 159 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 39 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (884 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)
- about 9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 104 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 3,690 / EUR 3,080 / GBP 2,490 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- announcementAnnouncement – Sharing factual information or acknowledgements from the jourLength not stated
- editorialEditorial – Conveys an opinion, or overview of an issue, by the Editor or someone invited by the Editor.Length not stated
- noteNote – Flags or warnings to readers in escalating levels, from Notifications (to acknowledge an issue but to indicate no further action), through Expressions of…Length not stated
- regular articleove. Most articles are 3000–6000 words. Regular articles should not exceed 6000 words. Review Article/Mini Review – By invitation only. Submissiomain text ≤ 6,000 words
- research articleResearch Article – A full-length original research paper, with methods, findings, and conclusions, describing a new theory, or significant and substantial new r…Length not stated
- review articleis is more factual and less on opinion. Review Articles may be longer than regular articles and can be 12,000–15,000 words. Review Articles should not exceed 15…main text ≤ 15,000 words
- review article/mini reviewReview Article/Mini Review – By invitation only. Submission of a Review Article/Mini Review requires pre-approval from the Editor-in-Chief following the submiss…Length not stated
- special issue articleSpecial Issue article – by invitation only. Special issue articles should not exceed 6000 words.Length not stated
- special series articleSpecial Series article – by invitation only. Organized and invited by guest editors in different areas of expertise. Special series articles should not exceed 6…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship CRediT Author Contributions
This Journal mandates CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy), which enables authors to provide detailed information about individual contributions to the work. Author contribution indications can be made in Step 4 (Authors & Institutions) of the submission process by clicking on “Provide CRediT Contribution” for each author. You may provide Author Contributions at original submission, but they MUST b…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. A Data Availability Statement MUST be provided with the revised submission, even if no data are available. This statement will be published alongside your manuscript if it is accepted for publication. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy, which includes standard templates you may choose from based on the Data Availability Statement (DAS) that is right for your subm…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright For Authors Signing the Copyright Agreement
If the open access option is not selected the corresponding author will be presented with the copyright agreement form to sign. The terms and conditions of the copyright agreement can be previewed below: Terms and Conditions: Copyright Transfer Agreement. Please do not complete this PDF until you are prompted to login into Author Services as described above.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For Authors Choosing Open Access
Authors who are members of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering are eligible to receive a 25% discount on open access fees (APC). If you are a member, please contact Managing Editor, Kyra Van Den Bos (kvandenbos@cheminst.ca) to confirm your membership and receive the code. For more information on this journal’s APCs, please see the Open Access page. For information about transformational …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Transparent Peer Review
This journal has implemented Transparent Peer Review. By submitting to this journal, authors agree that the reviewer reports, their responses, and the editor’s decision letter will be linked from the published article to where they appear on Publons in the case that the article is accepted. Authors have the opportunity to opt out during submission, and reviewers may remain anonymous unless they wo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism iThenticate Plagiarism Software
Any article may be screened using this plagiarism prevention software at any stage of submission to ensure the overall similarity index is low. Submissions with a high similarity index may be returned to be rewritten or rejected.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (CJCE) will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to t…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0008-4034
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-019X
- Society / sponsor
- Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 104, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
What CAS zone is CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Chemical. 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 CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.2; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 134.
How long does peer review take at CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 114 days (interquartile range 80–159 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 43% (2025). 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 CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING based?
Of the 71 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (34), France (5) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING open access, and what is the APC?
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,690.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .