Journal profile · Engineering, Civil
Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems
ISSN 1028-6608 · eISSN 1029-0249 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,250; median 204 days to acceptance (32 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Water Systems and Optimization, Water resources management and optimization and Complex Systems and Decision Making, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems: Solving Complex Challenges in Built and Natural Environments Through Systems Thinking is devoted to the advancement of systems thinking and systems techniques throughout systems engineering, environmental engineering decision-making, and engineering management. The focus of submissions on systems can vary from methodology or practical examples, to thought pieces or philosophical issues. The journal is dedicated to bridging the gap between theory and practical application by publishing research to help practitioners with systems interests from a wide range of specialist areas. Submissions that allow for better analysis of civil engineering and environmental systems might look at: Civil Engineering optimisation: Share your insights on optimizing cross-disciplinary processes for efficiency and effectiveness. Risk assessment in engineering: Contribute to our ability to identify and mitigate risks in projects and the wider systems that the projects are contributing to. Decision analysis: Explore methodologies that enhance decision-making in complex, multi-stakeholder engineering scenarios. Socio-technical System identification and numerical simulation: Present your work on modelling and simulating complex socio-technical systems for better analysis and prediction. Uncertainty: Discuss approaches to evaluate and manage uncertainty. Qualitative modelling of complex engineering systems: Demonstrate insight into society’s wicked problems through systems thinking and rigorous modelling. We are interested in submissions on systems thinking that advance our understanding of application areas: Infrastructure and Urban Planning: Improved techniques for integrating social goals into infrastructure projects. Decision-making and Policy: Insights into decision-making processes and policy development. Risk management: Innovative strategies to ensure manage risks (e.g., safety, financial, societal trust) for projects in the built and natural environment. Resilience and Sustainability: Systems-level research that supports resilience and sustainability goals in the built and natural environment. Submissions that fall outside the scope of Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems and will not be considered , include, but are not limited to, those on: Testing of civil engineering materials, and the feasibility of use of sustainable materials. Sustainable construction and building design where systems methods are incidental or treated
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil
Editor-in-chief Mark MilkePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United Kingdom 5, United States 4, Australia 2, New Zealand 2, Mainland China 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Water Systems and OptimizationEngineering8.7%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering7.3%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences7.2%
- Probabilistic and Robust Engineering DesignDecision Sciences6.1%
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability AnalysisEngineering6.1%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences5.7%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences5.4%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering4.7%
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, Civil | 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, Civil | Zone 4 |
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, Civil | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, ARCOM Construction Management Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Construction and Building Abstracts, EBSCO Databases, Electronic Collections Online, Emerald International Civil Engineering Abstracts, GEOBASE, New Jour, OCLC ArticleFirst, Zetoc
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.26Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 241OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 35,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 612 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 20 | 7 | 43 |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 | 23 |
| 2023 | 15 | 8 | 66 |
| 2022 | 17 | 8 | 99 |
| 2021 | 34 | 7 | 132 |
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
204 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 161 days – 294 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (32 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 223 days
- Sample
- 32 articles with submission and acceptance dates (36 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,250 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor appraisal, then peer review by at least two independent anonymous referees; single anonymized review. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two (2) independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1028-6608
- Electronic ISSN
- 1029-0249
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems
What CAS zone is Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil. 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 Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.7; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 32 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 204 days (interquartile range 161–294 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (5), United States (4) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,250.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .