Journal profile · ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL
Frontiers of Engineering Management
ISSN 2095-7513 · eISSN 3091-5082 · Higher Education Press · 4 issues per year
Frontiers of Engineering Management: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 128 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers of Engineering Management is published by Higher Education Press and is in Zone 1 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Construction Project Management and Performance, BIM and Construction Integration and Sustainable Supply Chain Management, together about 30.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ENGINEERING Management is dedicated to advancing the frontiers of knowledge and technology in engineering management. From international and interdisciplinary perspectives, the scope of the journal includes (but is not limited to): Industrial Engineering and Intelligent Manufacturing Construction Engineering and Intelligent Construction Energy and Environmental Systems Traffic Engineering Systems Management Logistics Systems and Supply Chain Management Information Management and Information Systems Technology and Innovation Management Systems Engineering Theory and Application
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL
Editor-in-chief Jishan HePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 75 in mainland China (about 68%); most named Mainland China 75, United States 13, United Kingdom 8, Hong Kong, China 3, Germany 2 (111 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences13.7%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering10.4%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences5.9%
- Digital Transformation in IndustryEngineering4.4%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions3.9%
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 2 |
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, Industrial | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 315OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 12.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 134,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 693 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | 13 | 550 |
| 2024 | 62 | 19 | 970 |
| 2023 | 48 | 24 | 1,184 |
| 2022 | 52 | 26 | 1,504 |
| 2021 | 29 | 14 | 1,435 |
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
128 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 95 days – 177 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 194 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (64 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".
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 3,090 / EUR 4,290 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
Open access publishing information available on a dedicated page Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in ENGINEERING Management, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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
- Higher Education Press
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 2095-7513
- Print ISSN
- 3091-5074
- Electronic ISSN
- 3091-5082
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers of Engineering Management
What CAS zone is Frontiers of Engineering Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frontiers of Engineering Management is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Industrial; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Frontiers of Engineering Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 128 days (interquartile range 95–177 days). 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 Frontiers of Engineering Management based?
Of the 111 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 75 (about 68%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (75), United States (13) and United Kingdom (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers of Engineering Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers of Engineering Management is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers of Engineering Management open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers of Engineering Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .