Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Cogent Engineering
ISSN 2331-1916 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom
Cogent Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.7 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,195; median 193 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 9% (journal website); 104 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cogent Engineering is published by Taylor & Francis Group 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 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Concrete and Cement Materials Research and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, together about 18.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
One of the largest, multidisciplinary open access engineering journals of peer-reviewed research, Cogent Engineering, part of the Taylor & Francis Group, covers all areas of engineering and technology, from chemical engineering to computer science, and mechanical to materials engineering. Cogent Engineering encourages interdisciplinary research and also accepts negative results, software article, replication studies and reviews. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Professor Duc Pham (University of Birmingham, UK) leads a diverse and talented editorial team from institutions around the World. Our editors, each a specialist in their subject area, assess manuscripts objectively and fairly and provide quality, constructive and timely peer review. Article-level metrics allow the research to be assessed on its own merit. With all articles free to read and download, research can be accessed by a large global audience; as the journal is included in a number of international indexes, including Scopus, Web of Science and IET Inspec, it is more discoverable than ever. Cogent Engineering is a fully peer-reviewed, open access scholarly journal with a mission to help researchers publish their work for a global audience and discover new and exciting connections. Cogent Engineering considers original primary research articles, review articles, rapid communications and software articles in any of the following areas of engineering research: Biomedical Engineering Covering all aspects of the rapidly developing interface of engineering and medicine, submissions are welcomed on biomechanics, biomaterials, bio-mechatronics, bionics, tissue engineering, and medical devices. All areas of advanced medical imaging, bioinformatics, computational modelling, tools and clinical applications to orthopedics, cardiovascular system, dental, skin, rehabilitation are encouraged. Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is a discipline that can make our lives better via manufacturing high-quality industrial and consumer products, and providing sustainable energy, healthy food, affordable healthcare, clean water and environment. We welcome manuscripts addressing global challenges, and scientific and technical issues relevant to a wide range of chemical processes and products including functional materials. Civil & Environmental Engineering Covers all areas of infrastructure development, including structural, building, transportation (roads, rail tracks and runways), environmental, geotechnical an
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Duc PhamPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 30%); most named United Kingdom 8, Mainland China 7, Hong Kong, China 1, Taiwan, China 1, United States 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering6.8%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering5.7%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science5.7%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Energy and Environment ImpactsEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences4.5%
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering4.3%
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, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, Crossref, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Cabell’s International, CNKI Scholar, British Library, DTU Library, E-Lib Bremen, Finnish Publication Forum, GoOA National Science Library (Chinese Academy of Science), J-Gate Portal, Materials Science & Engineering Database (ProQuest), Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), Primo Central Index - Ex libris, ProQuest Engineering Journals, Series and Publishers Taylor & Francis Online, Ulrich’s, WorldCat Discovery Services - OCLC
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.54Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.98Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 920OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,200,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,335 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 79 | 20 |
| 2025 | 104 | 104 | 206 |
| 2024 | 356 | 356 | 2,723 |
| 2023 | 260 | 260 | 2,923 |
| 2022 | 256 | 256 | 3,871 |
| 2021 | 196 | 196 | 2,969 |
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
193 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 296 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 54 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 288 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (243 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,195 / GBP 1,756 / EUR 2,110 / AUD 3,060 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,680 / GBP 1,344 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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)
Article types accepted4
- original primary research articlesCogent Engineering considers original primary research articles, review articles, rapid communications and software articles in any of the following areas of en…Length not stated
- rapid communicationsCogent Engineering considers original primary research articles, review articles, rapid communications and software articles in any of the following areas of en…Length not stated
- review articlesCogent Engineering considers original primary research articles, review articles, rapid communications and software articles in any of the following areas of en…Length not stated
- software articlesCogent Engineering considers original primary research articles, review articles, rapid communications and software articles in any of the following areas of en…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Fully open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Cogent Engineering is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Accepts negative results, software articles, replication studies and reviews; encourages interdisciplinary research. Model summary
Cogent Engineering encourages interdisciplinary research and also accepts negative results, software article, replication studies and reviews.
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 & Francis Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2331-1916
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cogent Engineering
What CAS zone is Cogent Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cogent Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. 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 Cogent Engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Cogent Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 193 days (interquartile range 108–296 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9%. 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 JCR quartile is Cogent Engineering in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Engineering.
Where are the editorial board members of Cogent Engineering based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 30%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (8), Mainland China (7) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cogent Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cogent Engineering is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cogent Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Cogent Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,195.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .