Journal profile · Engineering, Civil
Journal of Aerospace Engineering
ISSN 0893-1321 · eISSN 1943-5525 · American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1988
Journal of Aerospace Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.58; subscription journal; median 165 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 145 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Aerospace Engineering is published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 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 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Planetary Science and Exploration, together about 21.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tools Cite this Export citation file Related Names American Society of Civil Engineers. Aerospace Division Language(s) English Published New York, N.Y. : American Society of Civil Engineers, Aerospace Division, c1988- Subjects Civil engineering > Civil engineering / Periodicals Aerospace engineering > Aerospace engineering / Periodicals Astronautics > Astronautics / Periodicals Physical Description v. : ill. ; 22 cm Locate a Print Version Find in a library
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering8.1%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering7.3%
- Planetary Science and ExplorationPhysics and Astronomy6%
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering5.7%
- Structural Analysis and OptimizationEngineering5.3%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering5.2%
- Space Satellite Systems and ControlEngineering4.9%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering4.7%
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, Aerospace | 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, Aerospace | Zone 3 |
| 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, Aerospace | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,036OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 141LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,588 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 1 | 13 |
| 2025 | 145 | 6 | 200 |
| 2024 | 133 | 7 | 547 |
| 2023 | 129 | 19 | 594 |
| 2022 | 140 | 13 | 872 |
| 2021 | 154 | 11 | 1,303 |
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
165 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 139 days – 235 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 90 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 259 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (273 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0893-1321
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-5525
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Aerospace Engineering
What CAS zone is Journal of Aerospace Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Aerospace Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Aerospace / 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 Journal of Aerospace Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.58; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Aerospace Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 165 days (interquartile range 139–235 days); 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.
Which databases index Journal of Aerospace Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Aerospace Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Aerospace Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Aerospace 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .