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Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials
ISSN 2165-0373 · eISSN 2165-0381 · TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · PEOPLES R CHINA
Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.57; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 99 days to acceptance (115 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 212 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials is published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications, together about 54% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials aims to publish theoretical and applied researches on materials, products and structures that incorporate cement. The journal is a forum for discussion of research on manufacture, hydration and performance of cement-based materials; novel experimental techniques; the latest analytical and modelling methods; the examination and the diagnosis of real cement and concrete structures; and the potential for improved cement-based materials. The journal welcomes original research papers, major reviews, rapid communications and selected conference papers. The Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials covers a wide range of topics within its subject category, including but are not limited to: raw materials and manufacture of cement mixing, rheology and hydration admixtures structural characteristics and performance of cement-based materials characterisation techniques and modeling use of fibre in cement based-materials degradation and repair of cement-based materials novel testing techniques and applications waste management
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Caijun ShiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 75%); most named Mainland China 3, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering28.4%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering17.1%
- Magnesium Oxide Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science8.4%
- Innovations in Concrete and Construction MaterialsEngineering6.3%
- Concrete Properties and BehaviorEngineering5.7%
- Recycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceEngineering5.5%
- Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionEngineering4.3%
- Microbial Applications in Construction MaterialsEnvironmental Science3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCICASPublisher website
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
- Impact factor
- 3.57LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.02Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 294OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 209LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 88,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 88,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 925 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 188 | 25 | 62 |
| 2025 | 212 | 26 | 476 |
| 2024 | 123 | 12 | 641 |
| 2023 | 81 | 6 | 811 |
| 2022 | 82 | 13 | 1,372 |
| 2021 | 32 | 1 | 825 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
99 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 154 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (115 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 115 articles with submission and acceptance dates (440 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 accepted4
- major reviewsThe journal welcomes original research papers, major reviews, rapid communications and selected conference papers.Length not stated
- original research papersThe journal welcomes original research papers, major reviews, rapid communications and selected conference papers.Length not stated
- rapid communicationsThe journal welcomes original research papers, major reviews, rapid communications and selected conference papers.Length not stated
- selected conference papersThe journal welcomes original research papers, major reviews, rapid communications and selected conference papers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
APC may be required for open access publishing. Model summary
Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase t…
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
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2165-0373
- Electronic ISSN
- 2165-0381
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 10 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials
What CAS zone is Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.57; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials?
Based on the dates recorded on 115 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 99 days (interquartile range 70–154 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (2025). 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Engineering.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 75%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (3) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .