Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MARINE
Journal of Ship Production and Design
ISSN 2158-2866 · eISSN 2158-2874 · Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers · UNITED STATES
Journal of Ship Production and Design: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.29; subscription journal; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Ship Production and Design is published by Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers 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 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency and Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis, together about 31.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Original and timely technical papers addressing problems of shipyard techniques and production of merchant and naval ships appear in this quarterly publication. Since its inception, the Journal of Ship Production and Design (formerly the Journal of Ship Production) has been a forum for peer-reviewed, professionally edited papers from academic and industry sources. As such it has influenced the worldwide development of ship production engineering as a fully qualified professional discipline. The expanded scope seeks papers in additional areas, specifically ship design, including design for production, plus other marine technology topics, such as ship operations, shipping economics, and safety. Each issue contains a well-rounded selection of technical papers relevant to marine professionals.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MARINE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ship Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityEngineering11.6%
- Maritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyEnvironmental Science10%
- Structural Integrity and Reliability AnalysisEngineering9.9%
- Welding Techniques and Residual StressesEngineering5.8%
- Laser and Thermal Forming TechniquesEngineering5.3%
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering5.2%
- Engineering Applied ResearchEngineering5%
- Maritime Navigation and SafetyEngineering4.9%
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, Marine | 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, Marine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Marine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 577 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 21 | 3 | 84 |
| 2022 | 23 | 2 | 105 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1 | 87 |
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.
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
- Publisher
- Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2158-2866
- Electronic ISSN
- 2158-2874
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Ship Production and Design
What CAS zone is Journal of Ship Production and Design in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Ship Production and Design is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Marine. 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 Ship Production and Design?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.29; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 20.
Which databases index Journal of Ship Production and Design?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Ship Production and Design is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Ship Production and Design open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Ship Production and Design 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; 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: .