Journal profile · Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)

Chinese Journal of Engineering Design

ISSN 1006-754X · eISSN 2097-8715 · Zhejiang University Press · China

Chinese Journal of Engineering Design: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2026 Xinrui edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.

The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering will no longer be published by Springer Nature on completion of Volume 38/2025. The journal will continue in cooperation with a new publisher from Volume 39/2026. Source ↗Publisher website ·

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zoneZone 2 · Engineering2026 Xinrui edition, major category
Review timeabout 14 weeksCommunity average
APCNo APCFully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year—No count yet

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Chinese Journal of Engineering Design is published by Zhejiang University Press and is classed under Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Industrial Technology and Control Systems, Simulation and Modeling Applications and Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering will no longer be published by Springer Nature on completion of Volume 38/2025. The journal will continue in cooperation with a new publisher from Volume 39/2026. Submission Transition Timeline: From 1 July 2025: All new submissions should be made through the journal's new submission site. For manuscripts submitted before 1 July 2025: Authors and editors should continue to use the current EM system to track review progress until a final decision is made. From 1 November 2025: All revised submissions must be submitted via the journal's new submission site. --- Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering (CJME) was launched in 1988. It is a peer-reviewed journal under the govern of China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and sponsored by Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES). As the only official journal of CMES, CJME has been one of the top journals in Mechanical Engineering in China, aiming to become a world-class one. On behalf of CMES, CJME serves for international communication among over 80 international societies/institutions, such as American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), and International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM), etc. CJME welcomes original research articles, reviews, letters, research highlights, and editorials. The publishing scopes of CJME follow with: Mechanism and Robotics, including but not limited to -- Innovative Mechanism Design -- Mechanical Transmission -- Robot Structure Design and Control -- Applications for Robotics (e.g., Industrial Robot, Medical Robot, Service Robot…) -- Tri-Co Robotics Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, including but not limited to -- Innovative Industrial Design -- Intelligent Machining Process -- Artificial Intelligence -- Micro- and Nano-manufacturing -- Material Increasing Manufacturing -- Intelligent Monitoring Technology -- Machine Fault Diagnostics and Prognostics Advanced Transportation Equipment, including but not limited to -- New Energy Vehicle Technology -- Unmanned Vehicle -- Advanced Rail Transportation -- Intelligent Transport System Ocean Engineering Equipment, including but not limited to --Equipment for Deep-sea Exploration -- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Smart Material, including but not limited to --Special Metal Functional Materials --Advanced Composite Materials --Material Forming Technology

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Industrial Technology and Control SystemsEngineering18.3%
  2. Simulation and Modeling ApplicationsEngineering9.7%
  3. Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations ResearchEngineering6.3%
  4. Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering5.2%
  5. Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsEngineering4.7%
  6. Advanced Sensor and Control SystemsEngineering4.7%
  7. Tunneling and Rock MechanicsEngineering3.7%
  8. Iterative Learning Control SystemsEngineering3.4%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEngineeringZone 2
MinorEngineering, MechanicalZone 2

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

Database indexing

Indexed in: no record yet.

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
0.4LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.14LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.35LetPub ·
h-index
4OpenAlex ·
i10-index
0OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

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

Average review time (community reports)
about 14 weeksLetPub ·
Peer review
Anonymous peer reviewLetPub

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

Fully open accessLetPub

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
LetPubNo APCNo—

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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
Reference style
Numbered, in order of citation
Templates
LaTeX and Word
Suggested reviewers
Optional
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Article types accepted6
  1. commentOriginal Article Review Letter to the Editor Research Highlight Perspective CommentLength not stated
  2. letter to the editorOriginal Article Review Letter to the Editor Research Highlight Perspective CommentLength not stated
  3. original articleOriginal Article Review Letter to the Editor Research Highlight Perspective CommentLength not stated
  4. perspectiveOriginal Article Review Letter to the Editor Research Highlight Perspective CommentLength not stated
  5. research highlightOriginal Article Review Letter to the Editor Research Highlight Perspective CommentLength not stated
  6. reviewOriginal Article Review Letter to the Editor Research Highlight Perspective CommentLength not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript

The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright Licensing and copyright

Open access under CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International). Model summary

Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Open access Benefits of open access

Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review Peer review policy

Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions.Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research method…

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
Zhejiang University Press
Country or region
China
Language
Chinese
ISSN
1006-754X
Electronic ISSN
2097-8715
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Journal of Engineering Design

What CAS zone is Chinese Journal of Engineering Design in?

In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

How long does peer review take at Chinese Journal of Engineering Design?

Authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks. 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 Chinese Journal of Engineering Design?

According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: 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.

Is Chinese Journal of Engineering Design open access, and what is the APC?

Chinese Journal of Engineering Design is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.

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: .