Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of Engineering Research
ISSN 2307-1877 · eISSN 2307-1885 · Kuwait University · KUWAIT · Quarterly · Founded 2013
Journal of Engineering Research: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.97; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 157 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 11, Issue 3): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Engineering Research is published by Kuwait University 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 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Microgrid Control and Optimization and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, together about 19.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Engineering Research (JER) is a international, peer reviewed journal which publishes full length original research papers, reviews, case studies related to all areas of Engineering such as: Civil, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Computer, Chemical, Petroleum, Aerospace, Architectural, Biomedical, Coastal, Environmental, Marine & Ocean, Metallurgical & Materials, software, Surveying, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering. In particular, JER focuses on innovative approaches and methods that contribute to solving the environmental and manufacturing problems, which exist primarily in the Arabian Gulf region and the Middle East countries. Kuwait University used to publish the Journal "Kuwait Journal of Science and Engineering" (ISSN: 1024-8684), which included Science and Engineering articles since 1974. In 2011 the decision was taken to split KJSE into two independent Journals - "Journal of Engineering Research "(JER) and "Kuwait Journal of Science" (KJS). The articles published in JER – are indexed, classified, linked, or summarized by: Directory of Open Access Journals – DOAJ, ULRICH´S Periodicals Directory, Springer's GSJ.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Hisham El-TouneyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Kuwait 8, Egypt 1, Qatar 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering7.5%
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering6.5%
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy5.8%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering4.7%
- Photovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesEnergy4.3%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering4.2%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering4.2%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering4.1%
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.97LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 391OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 359LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,306 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 317 | 317 | 146 |
| 2025 | 157 | 157 | 329 |
| 2024 | 243 | 243 | 2,615 |
| 2023 | 293 | 293 | 4,037 |
| 2022 | 237 | 237 | 740 |
| 2021 | 558 | 558 | 2,578 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,100 / EUR 1,030 / GBP 880 / JPY 136,430 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics And Malpractice Statement
The Journal of Engineering research is dedicated to following best practices on ethical matters, errors and retractions. The prevention of publication malpractice is one of the important responsibilities of the editorial board. Any kind of unethical behavior is not acceptable, and JER does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. Authors submitting articles to JER affirm that manuscript contents are o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
JER is an Open Access journal and offers the following author rights and access policies: All Journal content is freely available after publication on the JER website. JER retain copyright. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution (BY-NC-ND) license, full details of which can be found here. Articles can be shared and adapted provided attribution for the work is given.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submissions processed per Elsevier guidelines starting January 2023. Model summary
JER follows Single Blind review . We scan the submitted papers if they are according to the journal instructions. The papers which pass the journal instructions are checked for plagiarism and the paper passes if it obtains a score less than 20%. We assign the passed papers to the concerned branch editor to check the paper if it deserves the peer review process or not. If the paper is accepted by t…
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
- Kuwait University
- Country or region
- KUWAIT
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2013
- ISSN
- 2307-1877
- Electronic ISSN
- 2307-1885
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 3 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Engineering Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Engineering Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Engineering Research is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Engineering Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.97; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Engineering Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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 Engineering Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Engineering Research based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Kuwait (8), Egypt (1) and Qatar (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Engineering Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Engineering Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Engineering Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Engineering Research is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .