Journal profile · Engineering, Civil
Journal of Bridge Engineering
ISSN 1084-0702 · eISSN 1943-5592 · American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Journal of Bridge Engineering: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.79; subscription journal; median 210 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 124 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Bridge Engineering is published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis and Concrete Corrosion and Durability, together about 37.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Bridge Engineering publishes papers about all aspects of the art and science of bridge engineering. The journal publishes research that advances the practice and profession of bridge engineering and papers about issues, projects, materials, design, fabrication, construction, inspection, evaluation, safety, performance, management, retrofitting, rehabilitation, repair, and demolition. ASCE strives to advance research across civil engineering and related disciplines that will help inform, develop, and inspire sustainable action. We therefore encourage authors to categorize their research using at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals identified by the United Nations. ASCE strives to advance research across civil engineering and related disciplines that will help inform, develop, and inspire sustainable action. We therefore encourage authors to categorize their research using at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals identified by the United Nations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering13.6%
- Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisEngineering13.4%
- Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityEngineering10.9%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering8.4%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering8.3%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering6.7%
- Railway Engineering and DynamicsEngineering5.8%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering5.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,081OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 117LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,418 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 1 | 20 |
| 2025 | 124 | 8 | 290 |
| 2024 | 130 | 14 | 835 |
| 2023 | 145 | 10 | 1,800 |
| 2022 | 176 | 9 | 2,474 |
| 2021 | 149 | 11 | 2,883 |
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
210 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 164 days – 294 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 65 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 279 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (253 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)
- 4–8 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
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1084-0702
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-5592
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31 (November 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Bridge Engineering
What CAS zone is Journal of Bridge Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Bridge Engineering is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Civil. 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 Journal of Bridge Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.79; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Bridge Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 210 days (interquartile range 164–294 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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 Bridge Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Bridge Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Bridge Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Bridge 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: .