Journal profile · Engineering, Civil

ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION

ISSN 0013-8029 · American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc · UNITED STATES · Quarterly

ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.44; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor0.44Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Engineering2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Engineering

Review timeover 12 weeksCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year152025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION is published by American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Structural Load-Bearing Analysis, Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, together about 51.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Articles: Technical content presenting completed research and analysis or innovative practical design concepts or methodologies. Articles generally have between 3,000 and 10,000 words. Technical Notes: A technical note presents practical information, preliminary research results or innovative design techniques. Technical notes generally have fewer than 3,000 words. Discussions: Reader commentary on technical points in previously published content. Closures: Author responses to reader comments provided in discussions, published concurrently with the relevant discussion piece. Steel Structures Research Update: A column highlighting developments in structural steel research, written by Research Editor Judy Liu, professor at Oregon State University.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering24.6%
Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisEngineering16.9%
Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering10.1%
Engineering Structural Analysis MethodsEngineering6.8%
Structural Analysis and OptimizationEngineering5.3%
Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering4.2%
Mechanical stress and fatigue analysisEngineering3.7%
Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering2.7%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 4
Minor	Construction & Building Technology	Zone 4
Minor	Engineering, Civil	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 4
Minor	Construction & Building Technology	Zone 4
Minor	Engineering, Civil	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 4
Minor	Construction & Building Technology	Zone 4
Minor	Engineering, Civil	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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: 0.44LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 1LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.22LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.28LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 22LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 46OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 252OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 0.45OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 7.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 12LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,336 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	14	11	2
2025	15	12	4
2024	13	12	13
2023	16	16	23
2022	18	16	42
2021	17	17	57

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): over 12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher: American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc
Country or region: UNITED STATES
Language: English
Frequency: Quarterly
ISSN: 0013-8029
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION

What CAS zone is ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology / Engineering, Civil. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.44; CiteScore 1, h-index 46.

How long does peer review take at ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION?

Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION open access, and what is the APC?

ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION 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, 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: 2026-10-01.