Journal profile · ENGINEERING, CIVIL
Gradevinar
ISSN 0350-2465 · eISSN 1333-9095 · Union of Croatian Civil Engineers and Technicians · CROATIA · Monthly
Gradevinar: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gradevinar is published by Union of Croatian Civil Engineers and Technicians 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 Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Concrete Corrosion and Durability and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Građevinar is a research/professional journal issued by the Croatian Association of Civil Engineers (HSGI) based in Zagreb, Croatia. The journal has been continuously appearing under its the current name since 1949. It is the direct successor of the journal Viesti Kluba inžinirah i arhitektah which appeared in the period from 1880 to 1913, and which ranked among the first civil engineering journals published in south-eastern Europe. The tradition of civil engineering journals in Zagreb and Croatia remained practically uninterrupted as the initial journal Viesti was succeeded by the journal Inženjer (1913 - 1914) and, after the World War One, by Tehnički list (1919 - 1938). For some years, the journal Građevinski vjesnik was published in parallel with Tehnički list (1932 - 1941). The journal Tehnički vjesnik was published in the period from 1941 to 1944, but it appeared under the name of Tehnički vjestnik in 1943 and 1944. The first publication that appeared after World War Two was Bilten građevinskih poduzeća Hrvatske (1946 - 1948). In 1949 it was suceeded by Građevinar which has been published continuously to this day. The journal was first published by the Ministry of construction of the Popular Republic of Croatia, and then by the Head Office for Construction of the Popular Republic of Croatia. Since its first issue in 1953, the journal has been the official organ of the Croatia's Society of Civil Engineers and Technicians, and this status has remained unchanged to the present time. The journal Građevinar is a monthly publication that has been regularly appearing 12 times a year without any interruptions for three decades now. No double issue has been published in that period, which is a change from practice that had sometimes been adopted in previous times. The journal appeared regularly and with no interruptions even during the aggression against Croatia when it was always among the first to report about hardships incurred during the Homeland War. Every issue published in the period from August 1991 to the end of 1998 contained at least one contribution about the destruction and damage inflicted on various buildings in Croatia. The journal provided prompt and regular information about the renewal of demolished and damaged facilities and buildings, and contributions about this theme are still being published in the journal. In addition to scientific papers and professional papers (five of each generally appear in every issue), the journal also offers some professional and general information, as well as social news. The scientific/professional papers and other contributions deal with various topics focusing on civil engineering and related areas. The scientific/professional papers are grouped into four categories, depending on their contribution to the advancement of research or professional work. The professional and informative portion of the journal features a variety of articles about significant and large-scale domestic and foreign construction sites and reconstruction/renewal activities, including themes from history of civil engineering, interesting details from scientific and professional gatherings, new book reviews, information about novel materials, technologies and construction machinery (equipment and devices), etc. As the official organ of the Croatian Association of Civil Engineers, Građevinar regularly provides information about current activities of this Society and affiliated societies/groups. In addition, the journal provides news about other societies, institutions and bodies, especially about issues and decisions of significance to civil engineering (such societies are the Croatian Chamber of Civil Engineers, joint ventures, national administrative bodies, construction companies, etc.). The journal is made in "A4" format and each issue is composed of cca 110 pages. Fifty percent of the pages are reserved for scientific and professional papers. All categorized papers are accompanied with abs
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, CIVIL
Editor-in-chief Stjepan LakušićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering11.4%
- Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityEngineering7.6%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering6.8%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering6.2%
- Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisEngineering5.3%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering4.9%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering4.6%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering4.5%
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 | 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 | 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 | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 57.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 75.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,269 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 13 |
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | 22 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | 45 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | 111 |
| 2022 | 67 | 67 | 169 |
| 2021 | 70 | 70 | 342 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 60 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 60 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 60 | No | — |
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
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted5
- a preliminary reportA preliminary report is a research paper containing one or several new scientific data that deserve urgent publishing, but it is not required to have the level …Length not stated
- a professional paperA professional paper deals with a civil engineering topic and analyses a valuable experience gained in the application of some known scientific achievements tha…Length not stated
- a subject reviewA subject review is a research paper containing a detailed account of a special civil engineering issue or area, based on the analysis of information that has a…Length not stated
- professional news itemsProfessional news items (only available in Croatian)Length not stated
- scientific research paperScientific research paper Public interest in seismic building retrofittingLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Originality and no simultaneous submission Model summary
Technical papers must be original and still unpublished contributions, and should not simultaneously be offered to another journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind review process from January 2012. Model summary
The Journal has double blind review process from January 2012.
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
- Union of Croatian Civil Engineers and Technicians
- Country or region
- CROATIA
- Language
- Croatian, English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0350-2465
- Electronic ISSN
- 1333-9095
- Society / sponsor
- Croatian Association of Civil Engineers
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gradevinar
What CAS zone is Gradevinar in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Gradevinar is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Gradevinar?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.6; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Gradevinar?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Gradevinar?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word. 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.
Which databases index Gradevinar?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gradevinar is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Gradevinar open access, and what is the APC?
Gradevinar is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .