Journal profile · Multiple
International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management
ISSN 2153-2648 · The Prognostics and Health Management Society · United States
International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management is published by The Prognostics and Health Management Society 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 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques, Fault Detection and Control Systems and Reliability and Maintenance Optimization, together about 48.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management (IJPHM) is the premier online journal related to multidisciplinary research on Prognostics, Diagnostics, and System Health Management. IJPHM is the archival journal of the Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) Society. It exists to serve the following objectives: To provide a focal point for dissemination of peer-reviewed PHM knowledge. To promote multidisciplinary collaboration in PHM education and research. To encourage and assure establishment of professional standards for the practice of PHM. To improve the professional and academic standing of all those engaged in the practice of PHM. To encourage governmental and industrial support for research and educational programs that will improve the PHM process and practice. The Journal supports these goals by providing a venue for archival publication of peer-reviewed results from research and development in the area of PHM. We define PHM as a system engineering discipline focused on assessing the current status and well as predicting the future condition of a component and/or system of components. PHM is broader than any single field of engineering: it draws from electrical, electronics, mechanical, civil, and chemical engineering, computer and materials science, reliability, test and measurement, artificial intelligence, physics, and economics. IJPHM seeks to publish multidisciplinary articles from industry, academia, and government in diverse application areas such as energy, aerospace, transportation, automotive, and industrial automation. IJPHM is dedicated to all aspects of PHM: technical, management, economic, and social.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Marcos OrchardPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Machine Fault Diagnosis TechniquesEngineering20.6%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering20.3%
- Reliability and Maintenance OptimizationEngineering7.4%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering4.7%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences4.6%
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisEngineering4.3%
- Non-Destructive Testing TechniquesEngineering4%
- Anomaly Detection Techniques and ApplicationsComputer Science3.7%
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | 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
SJR listings, SPARC Europe Seal, Google ScholarPublisher website
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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 160OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 9 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 82 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 166 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 377 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 152 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 982 |
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)
- about 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted4
- communicationsCommunications are a separate class of short manuscripts that are subject to an expedited review process.Length not stated
- full-length regular papersFull-Length Regular Papers should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures and results should be given in detail sufficient fo…Length not stated
- survey papersSurvey Papers covering emerging research topics in PHM are also published, and unsolicited manuscripts of a tutorial or review nature are welcome.Length not stated
- technical briefsTechnical Briefs usually describe a single result, experiment, or technique of general interest for which a short treatment is appropriate.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Preprints
- Publication ethics
Originality: not published elsewhere, not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
IJPHM considers only manuscripts that have not been published elsewhere (including at conferences), and that are not under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States license; author retains copyright Model summary
As the author, you retain the copyright to your Work. By submitting your Work, you are granting anybody the right to copy, distribute and transmit your Work and to adapt your Work with proper attribution under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Authors may present their work at the next PHM Conference since 2012 by emailing the editor. Model summary
New*: Since 2012 ijPHM has been allowing authors to present their work at the next PHM Conference if authors desire to do so. Please send an email to the editor indicating your preference of the venue.
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
- The Prognostics and Health Management Society
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2153-2648
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management
What CAS zone is International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary / Instruments & Instrumentation. 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.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks. 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .