Journal profile · Engineering, Geological
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics
ISSN 0098-8847 · eISSN 1096-9845 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.94; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,760; median 160 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 226 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Seismic Performance and Analysis, Structural Health Monitoring Techniques and Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis, together about 46.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims & Scope Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics provides a forum for the publication of papers on several aspects of engineering related to earthquakes. The problems in this field, and their solutions, are international in character and require knowledge of several traditional disciplines, and, sometimes, integration of advances from the domain of scientific computing; the Journal will reflect this. Papers need to be relevant to earthquake engineering and related structural dynamics, in addition possibly to other disciplines, to be suitable for the Journal. Relevant Topics Deterministic and Probabilistic methods of dynamic analysis in civil and structural engineering Experimental and computational simulation of dynamic effects on structures, including validation and verification in seismic simulation Seismic code requirements, development, and evaluation Methods for earthquake-resistant design and retrofit of structures Geotechnical earthquake engineering, including wave propagation, dynamic interaction, and underground structures Ground motions for analysis and design Seismic protective systems, including seismic isolation systems, damping systems, new structural systems, adaptive and active systems Earthquake health monitoring and sensors Seismic risk assessment, quantification of resilience, and lifetime considerations for buildings, other structures, and community systems Multi-hazard engineering that includes earthquakes and other hazards (wind, tsunami, storm surge, fire, blast, impact, etc.) Enhanced seismic design emphasizing damage minimization, repairability, functional recovery, etc. Seismic behavior, modelling and dynamic analysis of non-structural elements Data-driven methods in earthquake engineering
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Geological
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 13%); most named United States 15, Mainland China 6, Italy 5, Japan 4, Greece 3 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering26.3%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering13.4%
- Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisEngineering6.5%
- Vibration Control and Rheological FluidsEngineering5.6%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering5.4%
- Masonry and Concrete Structural AnalysisEngineering5%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering4.7%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 3 |
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, Civil | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Astrophysics Data System
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
- 4.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 103LetPub ·
- h-index
- 198OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,926OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 199LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 196Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 421,375Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,838 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 196 | 90 | 90 |
| 2025 | 226 | 113 | 785 |
| 2024 | 241 | 139 | 2,103 |
| 2023 | 280 | 174 | 4,099 |
| 2022 | 223 | 72 | 4,230 |
| 2021 | 201 | 54 | 4,153 |
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
160 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 116 days – 199 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 176 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (454 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 167 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,760 / EUR 3,120 / GBP 2,520 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- Data availability DATA SHARING AND DATA AVAILABILITY
Data-driven approaches policy: authors employing data-driven methods must read and comply with the journal's policy on papers utilizing data-driven approaches prior to submission. Model summary
This journal expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have used, and to cite the dat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
Copyright: corresponding author completes license agreement via Wiley Author Licensing Service; CTA if not OA, Creative Commons OAA if OA. Model summary
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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS
Hybrid Open access is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With open access, the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution pays a fee to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Preprint policy: journal considers preprints on non-commercial servers; authors may post submitted version to non-commercial servers and should update pre-publication versions with link to final published article. 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
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0098-8847
- Electronic ISSN
- 1096-9845
- Society / sponsor
- International Association for Earthquake Engineering
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 13 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics
What CAS zone is Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Engineering, Geological. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.94; CiteScore 9.7, h-index 198.
How long does peer review take at Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 160 days (interquartile range 116–199 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15), Mainland China (6) and Italy (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics open access, and what is the APC?
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,760.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .