Journal profile · Engineering-Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring
ISSN 2190-5452 · eISSN 2190-5479 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · 6 issues per year · Founded 2011
Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,890; median 200 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); 135 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 Health Monitoring Techniques, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Concrete Corrosion and Durability, together about 50.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring (JCSHM) publishes articles to advance the understanding and application of health monitoring methods for the condition assessment and management of civil infrastructure systems. JCSHM is the flagship journal published in cooperation with the Society for Civil Structural Health Monitoring, sharing knowledge and experience in methodologies and technologies impacting the discipline of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, especially regarding condition assessments, forensic analysis, sensor-based strategies for monitoring, load capacity ratings, and service life estimations. Many challenges are involved in the cost-effective use of Structural Health Monitoring techniques in civil infrastructure systems, especially for their life-cycle management. In addition to economic considerations, an effective structural health monitoring program requires interdisciplinary expertise for using and installing sensors, data acquisition and management, and appropriate diagnostic methods for condition assessment of structural systems. JCSHM is the forum to address these issues with the specific objective of providing innovative interdisciplinary solutions. Recent articles in JCSHM have provided information about using practical techniques for monitoring bridges, buildings, pipelines, dams, railways, heritage structures, and tunnels. JCSHM provides a unique resource serving the researchers, practitioners, and owners of infrastructures. We invite original articles that contribute to advancing the field of diagnostics and prognostics for civil infrastructure systems. Papers applying structural health monitoring principles to civil structures are particularly valuable, whether they demonstrate successful implementation or provide lessons learned. In contrast to pure science, engineering involves taking ideas, turning them into practical solutions, and deploying them in real-world scenarios. Therefore, we do not accept purely theoretical or numerical submissions that lack real-world field applications or laboratory validations and assessments of structures. Mere utilization of technologies without a methodical analysis and interpretation of the results will not meet our publication criteria for the journal. Review and state-of-the-art manuscripts are welcomed from experts in the subject areas of interest to JCSHM, considering their expertise as evidenced by their publications and experience. Machine Learning (ML) Please note that whi
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Editor-in-chief Farhad AnsariPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 11%); most named United States 13, Mainland China 4, Italy 4, Germany 3, Japan 2 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering27.8%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering14.4%
- Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityEngineering8.5%
- Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationEngineering6.6%
- Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisEngineering6.4%
- Non-Destructive Testing TechniquesEngineering3.2%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering3.1%
- Railway Engineering and DynamicsEngineering3.1%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 2 |
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 4.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 582OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 132LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 295,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,115 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 88 | 21 | 38 |
| 2025 | 135 | 31 | 562 |
| 2024 | 154 | 54 | 1,776 |
| 2023 | 83 | 17 | 1,144 |
| 2022 | 123 | 32 | 2,357 |
| 2021 | 89 | 22 | 2,289 |
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
200 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 135 days – 297 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 238 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (267 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
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,890 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs cannot be authors; AI-assisted copy editing need not be declared. Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Authors must disclose competing interests. Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
COPE member. Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review. Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process. Back to top
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- Founded
- 2011
- ISSN
- 2190-5452
- Electronic ISSN
- 2190-5479
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Civil Structural Health Monitoring
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring
What CAS zone is Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Civil. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.88; CiteScore 8, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 200 days (interquartile range 135–297 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (13), Mainland China (4) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,890.
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: .