Journal profile · Engineering, Chemical
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
ISSN 0263-8762 · eISSN 1744-3598 · Institution of Chemical Engineers · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1983
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.02; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,500; review about 89 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: 50%; 2,126 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN is published by Institution of Chemical Engineers 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 Process Optimization and Integration, Risk and Safety Analysis and Fluid Dynamics and Mixing, together about 21.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publication of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Official Journal of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering: Part BPSEP aims to be the principal international journal for publication of high quality, original papers in the branches of engineering concerned with the safety of industrial processes and the protection of the environment.Papers that deal with new developments in safety or environmental aspects, demonstrating how research results can be used in process engineering design and practice, are particularly encouraged. Experimental or theoretical research work bringing new perspectives to established principles, highlighting unsolved problems or indicating directions for future research will also be considered. The journal is especially interested in contributions that extend the boundaries of traditional engineering as well as in multidisciplinary papers.Papers related to environmental protection must take an integrated pollution control approach, demonstrating clearly that any proposed treatment method does not simply transfer pollution from one environmental medium to another, for example, from air to water or from water to solid waste. All such papers must discuss how any treatment effluents, spent adsorbents, etc., can be treated or disposed of safely, avoiding transfer of pollution to another environmental medium.For environmental protection, papers that are outside the scope are those that lack engineering aspects, including those that:use experimental techniques primarily to prepare and/or characterise various materials without considerations of process engineering design and practice;present primarily laboratory experiments of the effects of different parameters on behaviour of materials and pollutants (e.g. pH, temperature, mass of adsorbent, etc.) without further insights into the implications for engineering design and practice;focus primarily on adsorption models and curve fitting (e.g. Freundlich, Langmuir etc.); andcontain only chemical, physical and/or thermodynamic analyses.Core topic areas (Process Safety):Risk Assessment and Reliability EngineeringRisk assessment, risk management, consequence analysis, and uncertainty quantificationSupply chain risk managementCyber and physical security vulnerability assessmentRisk assessment of hydrogen-based technologiesHuman reliability analysis (HRA) and human-machine interface (HMI)Reliability predictions of integrated systems and high-temperature power electronicsIntegrity managem
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Chemical
Editor-in-chief Guohua ChenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 25 in mainland China (about 19%); most named Mainland China 25, United States 11, United Kingdom 11, Italy 11, Australia 9 (135 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Process Optimization and IntegrationEngineering7.7%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences6.8%
- Fluid Dynamics and MixingEngineering6.7%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Combustion and Detonation ProcessesEngineering5.4%
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering5.4%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering4%
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, Chemical | 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, Chemical | 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, Chemical | Zone 3 |
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
- 4.02LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,081OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 558LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 21,287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,748 | 335 | 1,327 |
| 2025 | 2,126 | 322 | 11,736 |
| 2024 | 2,177 | 395 | 32,697 |
| 2023 | 1,732 | 344 | 35,419 |
| 2022 | 1,603 | 220 | 42,406 |
| 2021 | 1,084 | 174 | 34,183 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
89 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 4.5 months
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 89 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,500 / EUR 3,270 / GBP 2,800 / JPY 434,110 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,850 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 1
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted5
- correspondenceIn addition to full length papers and correspondence, the journal also welcomes:Review Papers: A limited number of review papers are published each year, provid…Length not stated
- reviewIn addition to full length papers and correspondence, the journal also welcomes:Review Papers: A limited number of review papers are published each year, provid…Length not stated
- review papersReview Papers: A limited number of review papers are published each year, providing a critical assessment of previously published work in one of the core topics…Length not stated
- short communicationIn addition to full length papers and correspondence, the journal also welcomes:Review Papers: A limited number of review papers are published each year, provid…Length not stated
- short communicationsShort Communications: Shorter papers dealing with new ideas and specific points such as novel research techniques, fresh analysis of existing work or interestin…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Institution of Chemical Engineers
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 0263-8762
- Print ISSN
- 0957-5820
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-3598
- Society / sponsor
- European Federation of Chemical Engineering
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
What CAS zone is CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Chemical. 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 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.02; CiteScore 8, h-index 190.
How long does peer review take at CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN?
The publisher reports about 89 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “50%”. 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 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 1; Reference style: Author–date. 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 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN based?
Of the 135 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 25 (about 19%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (25), United States (11) and United Kingdom (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN open access, and what is the APC?
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,500.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .