Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Journal of Fire Protection Engineering
ISSN 1042-3915 · eISSN 1532-172X · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Journal of Fire Protection Engineering: subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: The Journal of Fire Protection Engineering has now been merged with Fire Technology and is no longer published by Sage though the backfiles remain available here (volumes 1-23). All renewals should be directed to the Springer site here. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Journal of Fire Protection Engineering's largest topics are Fire dynamics and safety research, Fire effects on concrete materials and Fire Detection and Safety Systems, together about 63.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Fire Protection Engineering has now been merged with Fire Technology and is no longer published by Sage though the backfiles remain available here (volumes 1-23). All renewals should be directed to the Springer site here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fire dynamics and safety researchEngineering33.7%
- Fire effects on concrete materialsEngineering19.1%
- Fire Detection and Safety SystemsEngineering10.4%
- Combustion and flame dynamicsEngineering4.5%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Evacuation and Crowd DynamicsEngineering3.8%
- Heat Transfer and Numerical MethodsEngineering3.6%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 163OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 349 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 259 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 303 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 351 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 388 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 412 |
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)
- 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
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1042-3915
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-172X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Fire Protection Engineering
How long does peer review take at Journal of Fire Protection Engineering?
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.
Is Journal of Fire Protection Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Fire Protection 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, 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: .