Journal profile · Engineering-Computational Mechanics
Defence Technology
ISSN 2214-9147 · China Ordnance Society · China · bimonthly · Founded 1989
Defence Technology: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.19; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 335 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Defence Technology is published by China Ordnance Society and is in Zone 1 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Energetic Materials and Combustion, High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior and Structural Response to Dynamic Loads, together about 41.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Defence Technology, a peer reviewed journal, is published monthly and aims to become the best international academic exchange platform for the research related to defence technology. It publishes original research papers having direct bearing on defence, with a balanced coverage on analytical, experimental, numerical simulation and applied investigations. It covers various disciplines of science, technology and engineering. Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Computational Mechanics
Editor-in-chief Shuxing YangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 38 in mainland China (about 34%); most named Mainland China 38, Australia 8, India 7, Russia 7, United Kingdom 5 (111 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energetic Materials and CombustionEngineering18.7%
- High-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorMaterials Science14.5%
- Structural Response to Dynamic LoadsEngineering8.4%
- Combustion and Detonation ProcessesEngineering6.6%
- Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion TechnologyEngineering5.8%
- Rocket and propulsion systems researchEngineering5.6%
- Thermal and Kinetic AnalysisMaterials Science5%
- Guidance and Control SystemsEngineering3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 6.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,133OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 251LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,282 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 230 | 230 | 96 |
| 2025 | 335 | 335 | 1,480 |
| 2024 | 184 | 184 | 2,127 |
| 2023 | 249 | 249 | 4,148 |
| 2022 | 191 | 191 | 4,625 |
| 2021 | 200 | 200 | 5,004 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- note[Note]Length not stated
- original researchArticle typeRequirements[Research article]Complete report on original research.[Review article]Substantial overview of original research, usually with a compreh…Length not stated
- research articleArticle typeRequirements[Research article]Complete report on original research.[Review article]Substantial overview of original research, usually with a compreh…Length not stated
- review articleArticle typeRequirements[Research article]Complete report on original research.[Review article]Substantial overview of original research, usually with a compreh…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper. Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use. Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: The conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of dataDrafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content.Final approval of the version to be submitted. All authors are accountable for all aspects of the work, to ensure that questions related…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include: EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Allows users to: distribute and copy the article; create extracts, abstracts, and other revised versions, adaptations or derivative works of or from an article (such as a translation); include in a collective work (such as an anthology); and text or data mine the article. These uses are permitted even for commercial purposes, provided the user: gives appropriate credit to the author(s) (with a lin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access KeAi Guide for authors: Open Access
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors to determine suitability for publication in this journal. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected will…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via iThenticate CrossCheck Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint sharing
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Authors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication. We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- China Ordnance Society
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- bimonthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 2214-9147
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 Defence Technology
What CAS zone is Defence Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Defence Technology is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Defence Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.19; CiteScore 11, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at Defence Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Defence Technology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 Defence Technology based?
Of the 111 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 38 (about 34%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (38), Australia (8) and India (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Defence Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Defence Technology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Defence Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Defence Technology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .