Journal profile · CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Journal of Structural Fire Engineering
ISSN 2040-2317 · Emerald
Journal of Structural Fire Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Structural Fire Engineering is published by Emerald 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 Fire effects on concrete materials, Structural Load-Bearing Analysis and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, together about 60.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fire effects on concrete materialsEngineering33.8%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering15.8%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering10.9%
- Structural Response to Dynamic LoadsEngineering9.8%
- Fire dynamics and safety researchEngineering9.2%
- Heat Transfer and Numerical MethodsEngineering2.8%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering2.5%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering2.3%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 132OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 465 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 3 | 407 |
| 2025 | 33 | 4 | 527 |
| 2024 | 16 | 3 | 512 |
| 2023 | 31 | 4 | 435 |
| 2022 | 30 | 6 | 449 |
| 2021 | 40 | 10 | 443 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Editorial Guidelines, Corrections Policy, Feedback & Editorial Contact Policy, Diversity & Inclusion Statement Model summary
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Source ↗Publisher website ·
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2040-2317
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Structural Fire Engineering
What CAS zone is Journal of Structural Fire Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Structural Fire Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Structural Fire Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Structural Fire Engineering is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Structural Fire Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Structural Fire Engineering 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .