Journal profile · SOCIAL ISSUES
International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace
ISSN 1927-9434
International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Biomedical and Engineering Education and Career Development and Diversity, together about 29.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace -IJESJP- is dedicated to the theory and practice of engineering, design and other proyect-based disciplines, that seek to promote social justice and peace in the world. Our focus is on practices that enhance gender, racial, class, and cultural equity; that are democratic, non-oppressive, and non-violent. The journal serves practicing professionals and educators in the fields of engineering, design, architecture, and all similar disciplines, as well as a general audience seeking to better understand the progressive potential of these fields. This journal is peer-reviewed and the review process is designed for students, practitioners, researchers, and other interested parties. The scope of IJESJP includes the relationships between project-based and future-making practices and the contexts in which they act, as well as promoting the empowerment of communities to solve problems with design and engineering inputs. The scope of the journal includes knowledge and critical reflection on the following topics: Alternative practices and conceptual frameworks of design disciplines that contribute to the empowerment of communities, especially in relation to how the practice of engineering, architecture and design is organized and managed: what do engineers, designers and architects do? For whom do they do it? With whom?; The dominant practices and conceptual frameworks of design disciplines that work in interests opposed to the promotion of social justice and peace, including the relationship between engineering, design and architecture and dominant economic, governmental and cultural institutions; The relationship between the design disciplines and the publics they serve, including needs assessments, linking professionals and practitioners with communities, public dialogue around the work of these disciplines, and the roles of their practitioners in the formulation of public policy; Engineering, design, and architecture educational strategies aimed at promoting social justice and/or peace, including issues of pedagogy, curriculum design and values, and institutions and academics;
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL ISSUES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6, Colombia 6, India 1, Canada 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering10.9%
- Biomedical and Engineering EducationEngineering10.2%
- Career Development and DiversitySocial Sciences8.2%
- Interdisciplinary Research and CollaborationDecision Sciences7.5%
- Higher Education and SustainabilitySocial Sciences7.5%
- Science, Technology, and Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.1%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science4.8%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | 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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 149 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 143 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Authors must register in the system before submitting an article; registered authors can log in and start the 5-step submission process. Model summary
É necessário que os autores se cadastrem no sistema antes de submeter um artigo; caso já tenha se cadastrado basta acessar o sistema e iniciar o processo de 5 passos de submissão.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright notice
Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms: authors retain copyright and secure the right of first publication of their work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. This license allows third parties to share the work with an acknowledgement of authorship of the work and initial publication in this journal. Authors have the ability to enter …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the basis that making research freely available to the public supports greater global knowledge sharing.
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
- ISSN
- 1927-9434
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace
What CAS zone is International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Issues. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Colombia (6) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace is indexed in ESCI.
Is International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .