Journal profile · GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
ISSN 1939-7038 · eISSN 1939-7046 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
International Journal of Sustainable Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,630; median 142 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 23% (journal website); 67 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Sustainable Engineering is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Environmental Sustainability in Business, together about 35.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Please note, the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print. Engineering and sustainable development are intrinsically linked, and truly sustainable solutions are created through sharing ideas and new knowledge. Engineering solutions have been at the forefront of climate change mitigation and will play an even more vital role in future adaptation strategies. The International Journal of Sustainable Engineering (IJSE) aims to provide engineers from a variety of backgrounds with access to a valuable source of cross-disciplinary information for promoting sustainable practices. One of the principal objectives of the journal is to stimulate innovation and development of sustainable products and production technologies, as well as novel services and business models. A key consideration is also to encourage the generation of timely, effective regulations and educational programmes to support various corporate and social stakeholders – from engineers to managers, and from policy makers to consumers. As such, IJSE invites original manuscripts in areas including but not limited to: Methodologies, Modelling and Management Engineering design for sustainable development Life cycle sustainability assessment Product versus service paradigms Distributed versus localised production and consumption Sustainable and resilient supply chain management Sustainable and circular business models Novel organisational structures and systems to support industrial ecology Technologies, Processes and Resources Sustainable technology innovation to support resource efficiency and circular economy Sustainable material development and process engineering Biotechnologies and bio-based materials to promote bioeconomy Energy and water conservation and low-carbon manufacturing Waste minimisation, remanufacturing, reuse and recycling technologies Renewable energy technologies and sustainable energy storage Engineering solutions to minimise the degradation of natural resources AI, intelligent sensing, IoT, big data analysis for sustainable SMART manufacturing Legislation, Education and Corporate Social Factors Environmental management and ISO standards Producer responsibility and ecologically aware legislations Promoting sustainable use and consumption models Engineering solutions for developing countries Defining policies for regional development and stimulating local economy Engineering education for sustainable development Submission and Reviewing Process:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Arturo Molina-GutiérrezPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, United States 1, Mexico 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting20.7%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science9.1%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsEngineering5.2%
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering3.9%
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering3.9%
- Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentEngineering3.9%
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 | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, British Library Inside, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, EBSCO Databases, New Jour, Zetoc
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 (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.63Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.91Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 463OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 453,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 940 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 47 | 51 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | 375 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | 794 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 390 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 384 |
| 2021 | 113 | 64 | 2,469 |
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
142 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 106 days – 207 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 157 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (140 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)
- about 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 23%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,630 / GBP 2,100 / EUR 2,520 / AUD 3,655 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,860 / GBP 1,460 / EUR 1,695 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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, with length limits
- book reviewswe also accept submissions in the form of ‘Short Communications’ and ‘Book Reviews’Length not stated
- short communicationort Communications’ and ‘Book Reviews’. Short Communications provide an opportunity for prompt ‘fast-track’ publication of brief manuscripts that do not exceed …main text ≤ 2,000 words
- short communicationswe also accept submissions in the form of ‘Short Communications’ and ‘Book Reviews’Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Full Open Access journal from Volume 15 (2022). Model summary
International Journal of Sustainable Engineering is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 readership of your article Make an impact and reach ne…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymous peer review; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All peer review is single anonymous and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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 & Francis
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1939-7038
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-7046
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
What CAS zone is International Journal of Sustainable Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. 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 International Journal of Sustainable Engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Sustainable Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 142 days (interquartile range 106–207 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 23%. 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 International Journal of Sustainable Engineering based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), United States (1) and Mexico (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Sustainable Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Sustainable Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Sustainable Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,630.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .