Journal profile · Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Diagnostyka
ISSN 1641-6414 · eISSN 2449-5220 · Polish Society of Technical Diagnostics · Poland
Diagnostyka: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Diagnostyka is published by Polish Society of Technical Diagnostics. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques, Technical Engine Diagnostics and Monitoring and Fault Detection and Control Systems, together about 48.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal is published as open access. The full texts of the articles of the journal are freely available on the journal’s website. All articles published under open access under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Diagnostyka – is a quarterly published by the Polish Association of Technical Diagnostics (PTDT). The journal “Diagnostyka” was established by the decision of the Presidium of Main Board of the Polish Association of Technical Diagnostics on August, 21st 2000 and replaced published since 1990 reference book of the PTDT named “Diagnosta”. In the years 2000-2003 there were issued annually two numbers of the journal, since 2004 “Diagnostyka” is issued as a quarterly. Individual issues of the journal are published in March, June, September and December, respectively. Topics discussed in the journal: - theory of the technical diagnostics; - experimental diagnostic tests of technical objects and manufacturing processes; - analytical, symptom and simulation models of technical objects; - algorithms, methods and devices used for monitoring, diagnosing and predicting the technical condition of machines; - methods for detection, localization and identification of damage; - artificial intelligence in diagnostics: neural networks, fuzzy logic systems, genetic algorithms and expert systems; - diagnostic issues in mechanical engineering and civil engineering; - diagnostics of mechatronic and anthropotechnical systems; - medical diagnostics using signal processing techniques; - machine maintenance systems; - structural health monitoring; - signal analysis and processing; - noise and vibration; - economic aspects in technical diagnostics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Editor-in-chief Wiesław JerzyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Machine Fault Diagnosis TechniquesEngineering23.2%
- Technical Engine Diagnostics and MonitoringEngineering15%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering10.2%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering6.4%
- Mechanical Engineering Research and ApplicationsEngineering4.4%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering4.3%
- Engineering and Test SystemsEngineering4%
- Reliability and Maintenance OptimizationEngineering3.8%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | Q2 | 119/282 | 57th |
| Signal Processing | Q2 | 96/203 | 52nd |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q3 | 530/1030 | 48th |
| Mechanical Engineering | Q3 | 400/740 | 46th |
| Biomedical Engineering | Q3 | 229/342 | 33rd |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.26Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,494 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 285 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 378 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 402 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 420 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 414 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 360 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | PLN 549 / EUR 125 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 120 / PLN 549 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 240 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- PLN 1,000
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 accepted3
- research paperauthor’s suggestion to classification of the paper as the research paper, review paper or technical note.Length not stated
- review paperauthor’s suggestion to classification of the paper as the research paper, review paper or technical note.Length not stated
- technical noteauthor’s suggestion to classification of the paper as the research paper, review paper or technical note.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Plagiarism
- AI use
Authors must declare use or non-use of AI methods in preparing the article and describe the scope of use. Model summary
a statement regarding the use or non-use of AI methods in preparing the article. When using AI, it is essential to describe the scope of use of these methods when preparing the article
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Anti-plagiarism screening using iThenticate for all submitted articles. Model summary
All articles submitted for publication are subjected to the anti-plagiarism procedure using the iThenticate system.
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
- Polish Society of Technical Diagnostics
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1641-6414
- Electronic ISSN
- 2449-5220
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Diagnostyka
How long does peer review take at Diagnostyka?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Diagnostyka?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Diagnostyka is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Diagnostyka open access, and what is the APC?
Diagnostyka is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .