Journal profile · Chemical Engineering-Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences
ISSN 1018-3639 · King Saud University · Saudi Arabia
Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 109 days to acceptance (68 articles, last 24 months); 72 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences is published by King Saud University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Concrete and Cement Materials Research, together about 21.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemical Engineering-Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering8.5%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering6.7%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering6.2%
- Materials Engineering and ProcessingEngineering5.5%
- Geotechnical and construction materials studiesEngineering4.9%
- Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous MediaEngineering4.5%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering4.2%
- Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Q1 | 68/740 | 90th |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | Q1 | 41/434 | 90th |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q1 | 106/1030 | 89th |
| Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes | Q1 | 11/99 | 89th |
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q1 | 64/568 | 88th |
| Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | Q1 | 50/425 | 88th |
| General Chemical Engineering | Q1 | 35/270 | 87th |
| Environmental Engineering | Q1 | 37/241 | 84th |
| Materials Science (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 47/256 | 81st |
| Fuel Technology | Q1 | 29/138 | 79th |
| Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | Q1 | 76/345 | 78th |
| Catalysis | Q1 | 19/74 | 75th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 523OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,284 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 59 | 2,028 |
| 2025 | 72 | 72 | 2,717 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 2,973 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 3,174 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 2,932 |
| 2021 | 130 | 130 | 3,114 |
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
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 166 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (68 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 154 days
- Sample
- 68 articles with submission and acceptance dates (168 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)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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
- King Saud University
- Country or region
- Saudi Arabia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1018-3639
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences
How long does peer review take at Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 68 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 84–166 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
Which databases index Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences 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: .