Journal profile
Communications in numerical methods in engineering
ISSN 1069-8299 · England · Monthly · Founded 1993
Communications in numerical methods in engineering: impact factor 2.1 (journal website); subscription journal; review about 190 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering is no longer accepting submissions based purely on machine and deep learning methods applied to biomedical problems. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Communications in numerical methods in engineering's largest topics are Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics, Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques and Numerical methods in engineering, together about 48.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Mechanics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering is no longer accepting submissions based purely on machine and deep learning methods applied to biomedical problems. Mathematical model New mathematical models presented to more accurately describe existing or new biological and biomedical processes and solved using standard numerical methods. Computational methodNew computational methods/procedures to more accurately solve existing mathematical models for biomedical problems. Any dimensional examples are accepted as long as the method is demonstrated to be better than competing methods. ApplicationsNew problems of clinical and practical interest are solved using existing mathematical and numerical models. At least 3D is required, except for a small number of special cases. Convergence and other accuracy checks are mandatory. General: Prospective authors are invited to submit original articles and reviews in the area of biomedical engineering to International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering. A standard paper should not normally exceed 20 formatted pages in length, including figures. Topics: All differential equation based models for biomedical applications and their novel solutions (using either established numerical methods such as finite difference, finite element and finite volume methods or new numerical methods) are within the scope of this journal. Manuscripts with experimental and analytical themes are also welcome if a component of the paper deals with numerical methods. Special cases that may not involve differential equations, such as image segmentation and meshing, are within the scope. Purely machine and deep learning methods applied to biomedical problems are not within the scope. However, using these methods to solve differential equations or to accelerate numerical methods is within the scope. All submissions should address the wellbeing of the human body, either directly or indirectly. · Part A - Fundamentals: Any new mathematical models and novel numerical solutions should be classed as fundamental. Any work that discovers a fundamental physical phenomenon in biomedical engineering/science will also be categorized as fundamental. · Part B - Applications: Any work with immediate impact in healthcare should be treated as application. The majority of cases that use standard and well known numerical methods to study new biomedical problems typically fall into this category.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 18, United Kingdom 8, Italy 3, France 2, Spain 2 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational MathematicsEngineering27.4%
- Advanced Numerical Analysis TechniquesEngineering12.5%
- Numerical methods in engineeringEngineering8.2%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering6.6%
- Matrix Theory and AlgorithmsComputer Science5.9%
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering3.9%
- Differential Equations and Numerical MethodsMathematics3.8%
- Electromagnetic Scattering and AnalysisPhysics and Astronomy3.8%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexSCIEWeb of ScienceScopusMEDLINEPubMedINSPECMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 690OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 126Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 196,434Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,838 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 618 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 921 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1,012 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 965 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1,048 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1,176 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
190 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 190 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 400 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- License & copyright COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement If the Open Access option is not selec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing Open Access
If the Open Access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy:
Preprint policy: journal considers articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers; authors may post submitted version to non-commercial servers. Model summary
Wiley believes that journals publishing for communities with established pre-print servers should allow authors to submit manuscripts which have already been made available on a non-commercial preprint server. Allowing submission does not, of course, guarantee that an article will be sent out for review. It simply reflects our belief that journals should not rule out reviewing a paper simply becau…
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
- Country or region
- England
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1069-8299
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communications in numerical methods in engineering
What is the impact factor of Communications in numerical methods in engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at Communications in numerical methods in engineering?
The publisher reports about 190 days (submission to acceptance); the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10% (2025). 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 Communications in numerical methods in engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 400 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Communications in numerical methods in engineering based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), United Kingdom (8) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Communications in numerical methods in engineering?
The journal's website lists EI Compendex, SCIE, Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, PubMed, INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Communications in numerical methods in engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Communications in numerical methods in engineering is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .