Journal profile · Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers
ISSN 0253-3839 · eISSN 2158-7299 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · TAIWAN · Bimonthly
Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.24; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 230 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 196 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers is published by Taylor and Francis 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 Human auditory perception and evaluation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aim The Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers ( JCIE ) is devoted to publishing articles in all aspects of engineering and related fields in applied sciences, ranging from fundamental principles to practical applications. A platform for the timely dissemination of original engineering researches and emerging technologies, the findings and ideas published in this journal are considered to have significant enduring value in the field. JCIE is published eight times a year in January, March, April, June, July, September, October and December, to ensure effective distribution of research results. For years, the journal has brought its readers the latest in technology trends, by the very creators and innovators of these technologies. JCIE has been recognized as one of the leading international journals in its field. Because of our dedication to constant improvement, we aim to extend our reach by establishing relationships with prestigious authors via international conferences, and inviting them to publish with us. To facilitate references of related topics, we also prepare special sections or issues compiled of accepted technical papers, to highlight a particular technology of interest. Scope Encompassing a wide range of engineering disciplines and industrial applications, JCIE includes the following topics: Chemical engineering Civil engineering Computer engineering Electrical engineering Electronics engineering Industrial engineering Mechanical engineering and fields related to the above. Peer Review Process As soon as the Editorial Office receives a submitted manuscript, the Editorial office will forward the manuscript to an appropriate Subject Editor based on the paper content and initiate the review process. The Subject Editor examines the submitted paper to determine whether it falls within the scope of JCIE . If it does, the Subject Editor selects a panel of referees to perform the paper's review. Referees are normally asked to respond within four weeks. If they are late, reminders are sent. If the Subject Editor does not receive a timely response from the referee, the manuscript is then sent to an alternative referee. The Subject Editor then evaluates reviews when they come in. If a review is deemed lacking in critical quality (i.e. the technical and scientific strengths or shortcomings of the work have not been adequately addressed), then an additional review is sought. Copies of the reviews (at least two) are referred to the Subject Editor who
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Jia-Yush YenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 13%); most named Taiwan, China 14, Mainland China 2 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering10%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6.6%
- Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsEngineering5.3%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering5%
- Numerical methods in engineeringEngineering4.8%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering4.7%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering4%
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, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
EI CompendexINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Aerospace & High Technology Database, Asia/Pac Bus, Jrnls, Elsevier Science's Bibliographic Database, Engineered Materials Abstracts, Mathsci, METADEX, Social SciSearch
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
- 1.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.51Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 517OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 191LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 38,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 38,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,314 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 145 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | 196 | 0 | 190 |
| 2024 | 82 | 0 | 248 |
| 2023 | 87 | 0 | 374 |
| 2022 | 69 | 0 | 378 |
| 2021 | 87 | 3 | 530 |
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
230 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 149 days – 352 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 258 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (352 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 82 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 82 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 25 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
If you choose not to publish open access in this journal, there is no APC. Model summary
Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers 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 ·- Peer review
Referees are normally asked to respond within four weeks. Model summary
Referees are normally asked to respond within four weeks.
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 and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- TAIWAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0253-3839
- Electronic ISSN
- 2158-7299
- Society / sponsor
- Chinese Institute of Engineers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers
What CAS zone is Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. 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 the Chinese Institute of Engineers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.24; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 230 days (interquartile range 149–352 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (14) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers 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: .