Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures
ISSN 2170-127X · Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou · Algeria
Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 39 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures is published by Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou 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 Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Seismic Performance and Analysis and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JMES is a peer-reviewed, open-access, and quarterly online-published international journal covering more than six sections in the engineering structure field and material such as (but not limited): Materials - Innovative Materials - Engineering Materials Structures - Modelling - Applied Mechanics;Technology and construction processes;Vulnerability and rehabilitation;Thermics and Energetics;Geotechnics and Environment. JMES serves as a focal point for sharing knowledge and experience in in the engineering structure and material disciplines. Original research articles and reviews are welcomed. JMES policy is to maintain the highest level of professional ethics and standards, in the publishing process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 6, United Kingdom 3, Algeria 3, Saudi Arabia 2, Vietnam 2 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering11.1%
- Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering11.1%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering11.1%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering11.1%
- Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchMaterials Science11.1%
- Titanium Alloys Microstructure and PropertiesMaterials Science11.1%
- Building materials and conservationEarth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
- Grouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsEngineering11.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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 (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Statement on the Use of Generative AI
For publications submitted to the Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures (JMES), this policy governs the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies throughout the research, writing, peer review, and editing stages. It aims to preserve academic integrity, ensure transparency, and promote ethical conduct in scientific writing and communication. JMES follows editorial policie…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Authors hold copyright without restrictions Model summary
The Journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
The present ethic statements are based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and on existing Elsevier policies. Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures (JMES) is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards. In order to ensure the outcome of providing our readers with an academic journal of high quality, JMES is guided by the following principles: Authors The aut…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-SA 4.0 license for journal content Model summary
The journal content is licensed to the scientific community under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-SA). This license allows others to download the articles and share them with others as long as they credit you. If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. Journal…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Articles published by Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures are open access according to the Budapest Open Access Initiative:"By 'open access' to this literature, we mean its free availability on the public intern…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures maintain the highest standards of peer review while increasing the efficiency of the process. All articles published in Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures undergo blind peer review, key characteristics of which are listed below: All articles are reviewed by at least two suitably qualified experts.All publication decisions are made by the…
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
- Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou
- Country or region
- Algeria
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2170-127X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures
What CAS zone is Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures 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 Materials and Engineering Structures?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.2, h-index 1.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (6), United Kingdom (3) and Algeria (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .