Journal profile · ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL
Engineering Management Journal
ISSN 1042-9247 · eISSN 2377-0643 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES
Engineering Management Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.51; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 108 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Engineering Management Journal is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Human auditory perception and evaluation, Educational Robotics and Engineering and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 31.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
EMJ is designed to provide practical, pertinent knowledge on the management of technology, technical professionals, and technical organizations. EMJ strives to provide value to the practice of engineering management and engineering managers. EMJ is an archival journal that facilitates both practitioners and university faculty in publishing useful articles. The primary focus is on articles that improve the practice of engineering management. To support the practice of engineering management, EMJ publishes papers within key engineering management content areas. EMJ Editors will continue to refine these areas to ensure they are aligned with the challenges faced by technical organizations and technical managers. Content areas are described below. Strategic: The processes and tools by which the organization positions itself externally and aligns itself internally. Areas include: Strategic & operations management; and Management of design & consulting engineering organizations. Core: The processes and tools by which the organization produces its products and services for its customers. Areas include: Systems engineering/systems engineering management; Program & project management; Technology management: Research & development, technology transfer, commercialization; Technology management: technology forecasting, emerging technologies; Innovation & new product development. Enabling: The processes and tools by which the strategic and core processes are supported with the necessary facilities, equipment, personnel, and supporting business functions. Areas include: Organization and work system design; Economics of engineering; Quantitative methods & models; Knowledge & information management; Quality management; and Developing engineering management professionals. Perspectives of the Profession: Articles to provide an evolving historical perspective to the profession. Areas include: Engineering management: Past, present, & future; and Book reviews. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via the Editorial Manager.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL
Editor-in-chief Jennifer CrossPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 12%); most named United States 7, Mainland China 2, India 2, Australia 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering11.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science10%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.4%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences8.7%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.3%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences6%
- Technology Assessment and ManagementEngineering5.3%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: ProQuest, EBSCO, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV
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
- 2.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.92Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 441OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 64,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 64,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,787 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 5 | 13 |
| 2025 | 55 | 18 | 132 |
| 2024 | 45 | 10 | 217 |
| 2023 | 28 | 6 | 196 |
| 2022 | 33 | 9 | 391 |
| 2021 | 42 | 9 | 470 |
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
108 daysfirst decision after review · community reports over 12 weeks
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 review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Engineering Management Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via the Editorial Manager. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via the Editorial Manager.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1042-9247
- Electronic ISSN
- 2377-0643
- Society / sponsor
- American Society for Engineering Management
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Engineering Management Journal
What CAS zone is Engineering Management Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Engineering Management Journal is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Industrial / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Engineering Management Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.51; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Engineering Management Journal?
The publisher reports about 108 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6% (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 Engineering Management Journal based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 12%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), Mainland China (2) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Engineering Management Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Engineering Management Journal is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Engineering Management Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Engineering Management Journal is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .