Journal profile · Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Combustion Engines
ISSN 2300-9896 · eISSN 2658-1442 · Polskie Towarzystwo Naukowe Silników Spalinowych/Polish Scientific Society of Combustion Engines · Poland
Combustion Engines: fully open access; no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 108 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Combustion Engines is published by Polskie Towarzystwo Naukowe Silników Spalinowych/Polish Scientific Society of Combustion Engines. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Engine and Fuel Emissions and Technical Engine Diagnostics and Monitoring, together about 55.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Automotive Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
"Combustion Engines" aspires to play a role of an international forum for the presentation of state of- the-art scientific achievements in the field of combustion engines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Editor-in-chief DSc., DEng. Jerzy MerkiszPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering23.7%
- Engine and Fuel EmissionsEngineering23.1%
- Technical Engine Diagnostics and MonitoringEngineering9%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering8.9%
- Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsEngineering5%
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicle TechnologiesEngineering3.5%
- Combustion and flame dynamicsEngineering3.3%
- Advanced Power Generation TechnologiesEngineering2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Q3 | 392/740 | — |
| Pollution | Q3 | 110/180 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.85OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,237Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,830 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 58 | 541 |
| 2025 | 108 | 108 | 717 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 534 |
| 2023 | 77 | 77 | 547 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 429 |
| 2021 | 90 | 89 | 426 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double 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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Language: English Model summary
All articles submitted for publication in the journal "Combustion Engines" should be written in English.
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
- Polskie Towarzystwo Naukowe Silników Spalinowych/Polish Scientific Society of Combustion Engines
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2300-9896
- Electronic ISSN
- 2658-1442
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 206, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Combustion Engines
How long does peer review take at Combustion Engines?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Which databases index Combustion Engines?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Combustion Engines is indexed in Scopus.
Is Combustion Engines open access, and what is the APC?
Combustion Engines 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .