Journal profile
Journal of Open Hardware
ISSN 2514-1708 · Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom
Journal of Open Hardware: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Open Hardware is published by Ubiquity Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Open Source Software Innovations, Arduino and IoT Applications and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, together about 31.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Open Hardware (JOH) is a peer reviewed open access publication for open hardware research and development. The journal’s primary goal is to bridge academic fields which contribute to open practices of design, fabrication, and dissemination of research instruments as well as the multiple dynamics that shape these processes. JOH covers technical, legal, scientific, educational, economic, and sociocultural aspects of hardware. We invite submissions from various fields, such as human-machine interaction, biotechnology, engineering, physics, computer science, humanities, and social sciences, among others. We help authors achieve best community standards of openness and preservation with our guidelines and constructive peer review by the Open Science Hardware community. We are the only journal to review hardware documentation alongside manuscripts and to ensure that projects are not only replicable, but also modifiable, allowing for virtuous circuits of exchange. The JOH prioritizes the exchange of knowledge by creating the conditions for the study, modification, redistribution and use of hardware designs for any purpose within and beyond academia. As editors and contributors, we are committed to the principles of libre technologies, such as Free Software, open gateware, wetware, materials and hardware. For a more detailed account of the journal aims and founding principles, read our Editorial. Read more about submission requirements including criteria for openness here. If you have doubts about the suitability of your contribution, please, feel free to reach out to the editors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Vittorio SaggiomoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 1, Netherlands 1, Chile 1, Ireland 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Open Source Software InnovationsComputer Science13.7%
- Arduino and IoT ApplicationsEngineering9.8%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering7.8%
- Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsEngineering6.9%
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry6.9%
- Embedded Systems and FPGA DesignEngineering6.9%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences5.9%
- Robotics and Automated SystemsEngineering3.9%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref, Sherpa Romeo
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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 60 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 44 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 44 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 65 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 70 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 97 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 67 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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 | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 350 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 400 | Yes | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- educational hardwareEducational Hardware describe a piece of hardware in a specific pedagogical context focusing on its educational use. Word limit: 4,500 wordsLength not stated
- hardware metapapersHardware Metapapers are structured summaries of open hardware projects. Word limit: 4,500 wordsLength not stated
- issues in open hardwareIssues in Open Hardware papers present research on the context of open hardware, for example the significance of new techniques to the practice of open hardware…Length not stated
- issues in open hardware researchIssues in Open Hardware ResearchLength not stated
- reviewReviews can cover topics such as current controversies or the historical development of studies, issues of regional or temporal focus, summaries of the technolo…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewsReviews can cover topics such as current controversies or the historical development of studies, issues of regional or temporal focus, summaries of the technolo…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s): Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
The Journal of Open Hardware is now Diamond Open Access, without fees for the authors or the readers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by the Open Science Hardware community Model summary
We help authors achieve best community standards of openness and preservation with our guidelines and constructive peer review by the Open Science Hardware community.
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
- Ubiquity Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2514-1708
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Open Hardware
How long does peer review take at Journal of Open Hardware?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Open Hardware?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Templates: Word. 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 Open Hardware based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (1), Netherlands (1) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Open Hardware?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Open Hardware is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Open Hardware open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Open Hardware 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .