Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Engineering Studies
ISSN 1937-8629 · eISSN 1940-8374 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND
Engineering Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.31; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 168 days to acceptance (24 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Engineering Studies is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Career Development and Diversity and Biomedical and Engineering Education, together about 37.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Engineering Studies is an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the scholarly study of engineers and engineering. Its mission is threefold: to advance critical analysis in historical, social, cultural, political, philosophical, rhetorical, and organizational studies of engineers and engineering; to help build and serve diverse communities of researchers interested in engineering studies; to link scholarly work in engineering studies with broader discussions and debates about engineering education, research, practice, policy, and representation. The editors of Engineering Studies are interested in papers that consider the following questions: How does this paper enhance critical understanding of engineers or engineering? What are the relationships among the technical and nontechnical dimensions of engineering practices, and how do these relationships change over time and from place to place? Researchers in technical communication, technical work, and engineering education research should take special note of the journal's emphasis on critical analysis. It does not publish manuscripts that seek only to improve the effectiveness of engineering education and engineering work in existing terms. Engineering Studies publishes a variety of article types. Please see the Instructions for Authors for more information. Engineering Studies is published three times yearly by Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, beginning in 2009. Vision Statement The field of engineering studies is a diverse, interdisciplinary arena of scholarly research built around the question: What are the relationships among the technical and the nontechnical dimensions of engineering practices, and how do these relationships change over time and from place to place? Addressing and responding to this question can sometimes involve researchers as critical participants in the practices they study, including, for example, engineering formation, engineering work, engineering design, equity in engineering (gender, racial, ethnic, class, geopolitical), and engineering service to society. Engineering Studies juxtaposes contributions from distinct disciplinary and analytical perspectives to encourage authors and readers to look beyond familiar theoretical, topical, temporal, and geographical boundaries for insight and guidance. The diversity in the editorial staff and board is designed to map the diversity in the field and support its persistence. While prospective authors are
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Jessica SmithPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering17.8%
- Career Development and DiversitySocial Sciences10.3%
- Biomedical and Engineering EducationEngineering9.6%
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering8.5%
- Interdisciplinary Research and CollaborationDecision Sciences8.5%
- Engineering Education and PedagogyEngineering6.5%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences5.2%
- Cognitive Science and Education ResearchNeuroscience3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, Australian Research Council ERA list 2015, Baidu Scholar, British Education Index, British Library Inside, CnpLINKer, Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator (BFI), DTU Findit, E-lib Breman, EBSCO Databases, Electronic Journals Library (EZB), Finnish Publication Forum (Julkaisufoorumi), Genamics JournalSeek, JournalTOCs, Microsoft Academic, Naver Academic, NHN, Norwegian Register of Scientific Journals and Publishers, ProQuest Technology Collection, Publons, SciBase, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat Local (OCLC)
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
- 1.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.68Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.69LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.69Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 48,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 48,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 296 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 20 | 9 | 37 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 36 |
| 2023 | 19 | 11 | 137 |
| 2022 | 15 | 8 | 88 |
| 2021 | 16 | 6 | 201 |
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
168 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 8 days – 370 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (24 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 205 days
- Sample
- 24 articles with submission and acceptance dates (39 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- editorialEditorial | Published online: 16 Sep 2026Length not stated
- reportReport | Published online: 27 Jul 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 24 May 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics: COPE member, CrossCheck used, appeals and complaints policy available. Model summary
The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access: hybrid journal under Taylor & Francis Open Select; APC applies if publishing OA, no APC for non-OA. Model summary
Engineering Studies 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 discoverability and rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Peer review policy: initial editor appraisal, then double-anonymized peer review by independent referees; online submissions via ScholarOne. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submissions can be made online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jeng.
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
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1937-8629
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-8374
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Engineering Studies
What CAS zone is Engineering Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Engineering Studies is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science / Education, Scientific Disciplines / Engineering, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Engineering Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.31; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Engineering Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 24 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 168 days (interquartile range 8–370 days); 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 9% (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 JCR quartile is Engineering Studies in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Engineering.
Which databases index Engineering Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Engineering Studies is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Engineering Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Engineering Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .