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Engineering Reports
ISSN 2577-8196 · Wiley · United Kingdom
Engineering Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,380; median 108 days to acceptance (123 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 34% (journal website); 624 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Engineering Reports is published by Wiley and is in Zone 4 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Microgrid Control and Optimization and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 18.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Engineering Reports is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to all aspects of engineering and computer science. Engineering has a vital role to play in the development of technologies to address the problems faced by society such as a deteriorating infrastructure, environmental issues, housing, water, and healthcare provisions for a rapidly growing population. The journal offers authors a fast route to publication and the ability to share their research with the widest possible audience of engineers, scientists, professionals and other interested people across the globe. This multidisciplinary journal will appeal to anyone working in any area of engineering in academia, industry or government, including engineers, scientists, consultants, policy-makers, government officials, economists, and corporate organisations. For acceptance in Engineering Reports, a manuscript must be scientifically and technically sound, with appropriate methodology and presentation, and reaching conclusions adequately supported by the data. Manuscripts are not assessed on novelty or their perceived significance, importance, or impact. As such, Engineering Reports gladly welcomes manuscripts with a specialist or niche focus, as well as pilot studies or negative results. With a broad scope, the journal provides a unified outlet for rigorously peer-reviewed and well-conducted scientific research. Engineering Reports publishes papers submitted directly to the journal and those referred from Wiley's prestigious engineering and computer science journal collection. Topics include, but are not limited to the following areas: Applied Sciences for Engineering: Applied Mathematics Dynamics Fluid mechanics Heat Transfer Hydrology Materials Science Mechanics of materials Physics Statics Thermodynamics Biological Engineering: Biomechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biopharmaceutical Engineering Genetic Engineering Tissue Engineering Chemical Engineering: Corrosion Engineering Materials Engineering Process Engineering Civil Engineering: Architectural Engineering Civil Engineering Earthquake Engineering Environmental Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Structural Engineering Transport Systems Engineering Computing and Software Engineering: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Automation Engineering Computer Science Engineering Data Science Engineering management Information Technology Engineering Product design Software Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Noreen Sher AkbarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 89 in mainland China (about 48%); most named Mainland China 89, India 18, United States 11, United Kingdom 9, Italy 8 (186 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering7.3%
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering5.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.5%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering4.8%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering4.5%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions
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 (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 369OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 560LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 580Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 704,051Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,268 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 488 | 488 | 118 |
| 2025 | 624 | 624 | 1,878 |
| 2024 | 253 | 253 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 227 | 227 | 1,663 |
| 2022 | 133 | 133 | 1,271 |
| 2021 | 152 | 152 | 1,138 |
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
108 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 166 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (123 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 132 days
- Sample
- 123 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,161 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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | USD 2,380 / GBP 1,710 / EUR 2,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,270 / EUR 1,910 / GBP 1,710 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,820 / GBP 1,380 / EUR 1,540 | Yes | — | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- commentaryl then be sent to independent referees. Commentaries should be as concise as possible (ideally not exceed 2,000 words), and include no more than one display ite…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- reviewA full-length review provides a summary and discussion of the relevant literature about any topic covered within the aims and scope of the journal.Length not stated
- short communicationor graphical; conclusions; references. Short Communications should not exceed 4,000 words. Here is a sample of a Short Communication. Commentary Formmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- surveyFor manuscripts reporting research using surveys or questionnaires to collect data, an informed consent statement is required.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and contributorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Prior to submitting the article, all authors should agree on the order in which their names will be listed in the manuscript. Please refer to the journal’s Authorship policy in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure statement
Engineering Reports requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the ‘Conflict of Interest’ section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise w…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Dissertation/Thesis policy Model summary
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artifacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Wiley is committed to a more open research landscape, facilitating faster and more effective research discovery by enabling reproducibility and verification of data, methodology and reporting standards. We encourage authors to share their res…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
All articles must comply with Wiley's Best Practice Guidelines on Publishing Ethics. Authors are required to declare that the work submitted to Engineering Reports has been done in accordance to these guidelines and that is has been performed in an ethical and responsible way, with no research misconduct, which includes, but is not limited to data fabrication and falsification, plagiarism, image m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Papers will only be sent to review if the Managing Editor or relevant Associate Editor determines that the paper reports original and technically sound results of primary research, which adheres to accepted ethical and scientific publish standards. All of our articles are thoroughly assessed using our single-anonymised or transparent peer review process, depending on the authors' choice, and submi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Preprint policy Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to preprint servers at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2577-8196
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Engineering Reports
What CAS zone is Engineering Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Engineering Reports is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / Engineering, Multidisciplinary / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Engineering Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Engineering Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 123 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 108 days (interquartile range 75–166 days); authors report an average review time of about 19 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Engineering Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 Engineering Reports based?
Of the 186 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 89 (about 48%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (89), India (18) and United States (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Engineering Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Engineering Reports is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Engineering Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Engineering Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,380.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .