Journal of Computational Design and Engineering

Journal of Computational Design and Engineering is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research, together about 28.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal of Computational Design and Engineering is an international, fully open-access, online-only journal. It serves as a platform for academia and industry to rapidly publish research manuscripts reporting innovative computational methods and applications aimed at achieving breakthroughs, practical advancements, and pioneering research directions across diverse fields of design and engineering. Theory and its progress in computational advancement for design and engineering Development of a computational framework to support large scale design and engineering Interaction issues among human, designed artefacts, and systems Knowledge-intensive technologies for intelligent and sustainable systems Emerging technology and convergence of technology fields presented with convincing design examples Educational issues for academia, practitioners, and future generation Proposal for new research directions as well as surveys and retrospectives on the mature field. Examples of relevant topics include traditional and emerging issues in design and engineering but are not limited to: Field-specific issues in mechanical, aerospace, shipbuilding, industrial, architectural, civil, electrical, and biomedical engineering Geometric modelling and processing, solid and heterogeneous modelling, computational geometry, features, and virtual prototyping Computer graphics, image processing, virtual and augmented reality, and scientific visualisation Human modelling and engineering, user interaction and experience, human-computer interaction (HCI), human-machine interface (HMI), human-vehicle interaction (HVI), cognitive engineering, and human factors and ergonomics with computers Knowledge-based engineering, intelligent CAD, AI and machine learning in engineering, and ontology Product data exchange and management, interoperability, data mining and analytics, and database issues Design theory and methodology, sustainable design and engineering, concurrent engineering, and collaborative engineering Digital and virtual manufacturing, rapid prototyping (3D/4D printing) and tooling, and CNC machining Computer-aided inspection, geometric and engineering tolerancing, and reverse engineering Finite element analysis, optimization, meshes and discretization, and virtual engineering Bio-CAD, Nano-CAD, and medical applications Aesthetic design, new media, and design education Survey and benchmark reports.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Human-Computer Interaction

Editor-in-chief Kunwoo LeePublisher website

Editorial board by country: 13 in mainland China (about 13%); most named South Korea 37, United States 17, Mainland China 13, Japan 6, Italy 4 (102 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

6.73LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

5.5Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

11Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

12.3LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

1.15LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.57LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

64OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

502OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

5.59OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

14.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

99.72%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

128LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Figures by source

Average review time (community reports)

about 9 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to first decision

42 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to acceptance

105 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

5 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 9 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

Peer review

Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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.

• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Elsevier

Country or region

ENGLAND

Language

English

ISSN

2288-5048

Latest issue on the website

Volume 13, Issue 9 (September 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗LetPub
• Editorial board ↗LetPub
• Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ