Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Journal of Cold Regions Engineering
ISSN 0887-381X · eISSN 1943-5495 · American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Journal of Cold Regions Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.89; subscription journal; median 163 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cold Regions 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 Climate change and permafrost, Cryospheric studies and observations and Smart Materials for Construction, together about 45.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science and Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Cold Regions Engineering publishes practice- and research-oriented articles from any area of civil engineering that is substantially related to cold regions. Topics include ice engineering, ice force, construction on permafrost and seasonal frost, cold weather construction, environmental quality and engineering in cold regions, snow and ice control, cold regions materials, and surveying and planning in cold regions.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate change and permafrostEarth and Planetary Sciences20.9%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences12.3%
- Smart Materials for ConstructionEnvironmental Science12.2%
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
- Icing and De-icing TechnologiesEngineering4.7%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering4.4%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering3.3%
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, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | 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, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 1.89LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 282OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 912 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 2 | 16 |
| 2025 | 66 | 4 | 125 |
| 2024 | 48 | 2 | 165 |
| 2023 | 37 | 5 | 238 |
| 2022 | 26 | 3 | 205 |
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | 355 |
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
163 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 109 days – 217 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 73 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 238 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (161 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)
- over 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
- ISSN
- 0887-381X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-5495
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cold Regions Engineering
What CAS zone is Journal of Cold Regions Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cold Regions Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Engineering, Environmental / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. 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 Cold Regions Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.89; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cold Regions Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 163 days (interquartile range 109–217 days); authors report an average review time of over 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 Cold Regions Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cold Regions Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Cold Regions Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cold Regions 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; 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: .