Journal profile · Engineering, Ocean
COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
ISSN 0578-5634 · eISSN 1793-6292 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · SINGAPORE · Quarterly · Founded 1958
COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.19; hybrid open access; 42 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL 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 Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Earthquake and Tsunami Effects and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, together about 53.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Coastal Engineering Journal is a peer-reviewed medium for the publication of research achievements and engineering practices in the fields of coastal, harbor and offshore engineering. The CEJ editors welcome original papers and comprehensive reviews on waves and currents, sediment motion and morphodynamics, as well as on structures and facilities. Reports on conceptual developments and predictive methods of environmental processes are also published. Topics also include hard and soft technologies related to coastal zone development, shore protection, and prevention or mitigation of coastal disasters. The journal is intended to cover not only fundamental studies on analytical models, numerical computation and laboratory experiments, but also results of field measurements and case studies of real projects.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Ocean
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences28.7%
- Earthquake and Tsunami EffectsEngineering13.4%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
- Wave and Wind Energy SystemsEngineering5.3%
- Fluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsEngineering4.8%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
- Underwater Acoustics ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences3.5%
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 |
| Minor | Engineering, Ocean | 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, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Ocean | 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, Ocean | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | 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
- 3.19LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 148OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
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 acceptance (community reports)
- 51%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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- SINGAPORE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1958
- ISSN
- 0578-5634
- Electronic ISSN
- 1793-6292
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
What CAS zone is COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Engineering, Ocean. 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 COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.19; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 33.
Which databases index COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
COASTAL ENGINEERING 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .