Journal profile · Engineering-Building and Construction
Journal of Road Engineering
ISSN 2097-0498 · eISSN 2773-0077 · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China
Journal of Road Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 12.8 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Road Engineering is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 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 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, together about 58.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As an academic journal, Journal of Road Engineering (JRE) provides a platform for exchange and discussion of novel and creative ideas on theoretical...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Building and Construction
Editor-in-chief Aimin ShaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 30 in mainland China (about 41%); most named Mainland China 30, United States 12, Italy 5, Netherlands 4, Germany 3 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationEngineering29.1%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering21.5%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering8.2%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering6.4%
- Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesMaterials Science4.2%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering3.9%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering2.4%
- Smart Materials for ConstructionEnvironmental Science2.4%
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 | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 1 |
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
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)
- 12.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 15.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 12.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 144 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 34 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 394 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 703 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 952 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 884 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 221 |
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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Reviews, Short communication. Please ensure th…Length not stated
- original research papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Reviews, Short communication.Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Reviews, Short communication. Please ensure th…Length not stated
- reviewsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Reviews, Short communication.Length not stated
- short communicationContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Reviews, Short communication. Please ensure th…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors are encouraged to declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
iThenticate CrossCheck plagiarism screening; high similarity papers desk rejected Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Details can be found here. High similarity papers will be desk rejected.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
This journal is a peer reviewed, fully open access journal owned by Chang'an University. Chang'an University retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and compiled issues. For the single article, authors will retain copyright alongside scholarly usage rights and KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. and the Editorial Office of Journal of Road Engineering will be granted non-exclusive publishing an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Fully open access journal owned by Chang'an University Model summary
Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an Article Processing Charge, APC) which needs to be paid by the authors o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates a double-blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's dec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2097-0498
- Electronic ISSN
- 2773-0077
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Road Engineering
What CAS zone is Journal of Road Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Road Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology / Engineering, Civil. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Road Engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 12.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 15.4, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Road Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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 Road Engineering based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 30 (about 41%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (30), United States (12) and Italy (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Road Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Road Engineering is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Road Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Road Engineering 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: .