Journal profile · ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering

ISSN 1993-0461 · eISSN 2225-157X · Jordan University of Science and Technology

Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 79 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zoneZone 4 · Engineering2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Engineering
CiteScore quartile—No CiteScore rank
Review time—No reports yet
APC—No source gives fee information
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year792025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering is published by Jordan University of Science and Technology 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 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering (JJCE) aims to provide a forum for a broad blend of scientific and technical papers to reflect the evolving needs of the civil engineers. Mainly welcome are contributions dealing with applications of civil engineering principles and theories in all areas of technology: structural analysis and design, soft computing, structural rehabilitations, structural control, smart materials, earthquake engineering, geotechnical engineering and soil/rock mechanics, dam engineering, traffic and transportation engineering, water and environmental engineering, construction management and project planning, surveying and mapping, infrastructures engineering urban planning, and green architectural design. Specific Topics The Journal might cover the numerical and analytical methods; constitutive modeling; random vibrations; seismology, ground motion characteristic; fracture mechanics and instabilities; neural networks, expert systems, genetic algorithms, optimization, reliability, and computer-aided engineering; laboratory and field testing; finite element method, software developments; geohazards (earthquakes, landslides, subsidence, etc.); soil and rock-structure interaction; ground improvement and geosynthetics; pavement and infrastructure geomechanics; seepage, consolidation, transport, and coupled problems; geotechnical structures (walls, slopes, dams, footings, piles, tunnels, mines, boreholes, and offshore structures); construction processes; physical properties of engineering materials; structural control and smart systems; historical structures and repairing techniques; dynamic effects of wind, waves and earthquakes; modeling techniques; planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of air, highway, and urban transportation, as well as pipeline facilities, airport and highway pavement maintenance and performance; traffic management technology; construction and operation of pipelines; and economics and environmental aspects of urban transportation systems; design, erection, and safety of structures, ranging from bridges to transmission towers and tall building; surveying and mapping activities encountered in modern practice; planning and management of water resources and GIS; sanitation, environmental biology, microbiology, chemistry; fluid mechanics; hydraulic engineering; design and management of solid waste; methodologies for monitoring, evaluating, expanding, repairing, replacing, financing, or otherwise sustaining

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Editor-in-chief Hani A. AbuPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering8.7%
  2. Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering8.5%
  3. Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering6%
  4. Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering5.6%
  5. Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationEngineering5.6%
  6. Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering5.2%
  7. Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering4.8%
  8. Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering4.8%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEngineeringZone 4
MinorEngineering, CivilZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEngineeringZone 4
MinorEngineering, CivilZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

Database indexing

ESCIScopusLetPub

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

CiteScore 2026-06
2.3LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.26LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.56LetPub ·
h-index
24OpenAlex ·
i10-index
63OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.75OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
27.3%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
2.05%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
52LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 468 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
20262200
2025794164
2024564253
20236157500
2022220

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

Peer review
Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted

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

Subscription journalLetPub

A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.

No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.

Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)

Submission fee
No submission fee

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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
Abstract
≤ 200 words
Keywords
≤ 6
Manuscript length
≤ 6,000 words
Reference style
APA
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
Open access

No charging fees for publication processing. Model summary

Publications processing takes usually from 2 to 3 months with no charging fees.

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
Jordan University of Science and Technology
ISSN
1993-0461
Electronic ISSN
2225-157X
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering

What CAS zone is Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering 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 are the manuscript requirements of Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering?

According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.

Is Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering open access, and what is the APC?

Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .