Journal profile · Engineering, Marine
Journal of Ship Research
ISSN 0022-4502 · eISSN 1542-0604 · Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Journal of Ship Research: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.84; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 10 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Ship Research 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, Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions and Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis, together about 50.2% 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 economic, 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 ManeuverabilityEngineering23.3%
- Fluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsEngineering17.6%
- Structural Integrity and Reliability AnalysisEngineering9.2%
- Cavitation Phenomena in PumpsEngineering6.9%
- Wave and Wind Energy SystemsEngineering5.8%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences3.5%
- Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering3.1%
- Maritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyEnvironmental Science2.9%
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, Civil | 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 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | 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, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Marine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.84LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 733OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,730 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | 116 |
| 2021 | 38 | 3 | 294 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
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
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0022-4502
- Electronic ISSN
- 1542-0604
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Ship Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Ship Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Ship Research is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / 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 Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.84; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Ship Research?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Ship Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Ship Research is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Ship Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Ship Research 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: .