Journal profile · Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Journal of Engineering Design
ISSN 0954-4828 · eISSN 1466-1837 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Journal of Engineering Design: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.9; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 175 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 143 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Engineering Design is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Design Education and Practice, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Product Development and Customization, together about 53.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Engineering Design is a leading international publication for dissemination of research across all areas of engineering design, focusing on design of engineered products and systems, as well as product realisation processes and fulfillment systems related to engineering disciplines such as industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, production engineering, operations engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, and engineering management. The Journal publishes pioneering research and best practices on the principles of design, as well as design management, techniques and methodologies, rather than specific domain applications. Papers can be focused on fundamental research leading to new methods or adaptation and synthesis of existing methods for new problem formulations. Submissions can take the form of original research contributions, technical notes or perspectives/editorials from all areas of engineering design. The journal also publishes state-of-the-art review and positioning papers. All articles are reviewed by independent expert referees. We welcome papers that examine diverse topics within the scope of the journal, including, but not limited to: Design theory and methodology, including foundations of design theory; design rationale; creativity and innovation in engineering; marketing-engineering interface; design synthesis; design cognition; models of design processes; design ideation; product cost and design economics; product families, platforms and reuse in engineering; configuration design; as well as resilience, reliability and robustness in engineering design. Design automation and computational support, including knowledge and information management in engineering; computer-supported cooperative work and social computing; design representation and languages; semantics in design of products, services and processes; generative design; feature-based design; shape grammars; product data management; virtual prototyping; cyber physical system prototyping; digital thread and digital twins; extended reality (XR); geometric design; engineering informatics; data-driven and data-informed design; machine learning and artificial intelligence in design; symbolic computing for design; simulation-based design; design decision support systems; augmented intelligence and design; integrated intelligent design environments; and big data analytics for design. Design optimisation and decision science, including design evaluation; e
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Roger JiaoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 15 in mainland China (about 16%); most named United States 16, Mainland China 15, United Kingdom 14, Singapore 6, France 5 (92 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering19.8%
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering17.9%
- Product Development and CustomizationBusiness, Management and Accounting15.8%
- Industrial Technology and Control SystemsEngineering5.9%
- Color perception and designPsychology5.1%
- Quality Function Deployment in Product DesignBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Simulation and Modeling ApplicationsEngineering3%
- Technology Assessment and ManagementEngineering2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, British Library Inside, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, EBSCO Databases, Electronic Collections Online, New Jour, OCLC ArticleFirst, PerAbs, Recent Advances in Manufacturing Database (RAM), Zetoc
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
- 3.9LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.92Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 749OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 31.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 137LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 187,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,118 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 118 | 19 | 104 |
| 2025 | 143 | 27 | 535 |
| 2024 | 117 | 36 | 1,124 |
| 2023 | 53 | 16 | 626 |
| 2022 | 36 | 10 | 519 |
| 2021 | 32 | 11 | 579 |
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
175 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 126 days – 260 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (277 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- original researchSubmissions can take the form of original research contributions, technical notes or perspectives/editorials from all areas of engineering design.Length not stated
- perspectives/editorialsSubmissions can take the form of original research contributions, technical notes or perspectives/editorials from all areas of engineering design.Length not stated
- state-of-the-art review and positioning papersThe journal also publishes state-of-the-art review and positioning papers.Length not stated
- technical notesSubmissions can take the form of original research contributions, technical notes or perspectives/editorials from all areas of engineering design.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Engineering Design is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabili…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All articles are reviewed by independent expert referees. Model summary
All articles are reviewed by independent expert referees.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0954-4828
- Electronic ISSN
- 1466-1837
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Engineering Design
What CAS zone is Journal of Engineering Design in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Engineering Design is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, 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 Engineering Design?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.9; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 79.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Engineering Design?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 175 days (interquartile range 126–260 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Engineering Design in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Engineering.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Engineering Design based?
Of the 92 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 15 (about 16%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (16), Mainland China (15) and United Kingdom (14). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Engineering Design?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Engineering Design is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Engineering Design open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Engineering Design is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .