Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum
ISSN 2581-1037 · eISSN 2549-5925 · Universitas Gadjah Mada · Indonesia
Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 72 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 27% (journal website); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum is published by Universitas Gadjah Mada. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Seismic Performance and Analysis, together about 21% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
FOCUS JCEF focuses on advancing sustainable infrastructure development and fostering innovative civil engineering solutions for disaster resilience. Specifically, we look to publish articles with the potential to make real-world contributions to improving both local communities and countries' readiness for and responsiveness to natural and human-made disasters. SCOPE The particular emphasis of JCEF is given to the civil engineering researches associated with natural disasters such as geo-disaster (earthquake, landslide, and volcanic eruption), water-related disaster (flood, debris flow, coastal disaster, drought, and tsunami), and human-made disasters (structural failure, congestion and traffic accident, pollution, and mining disaster). Articles describing the topics of disaster risk reduction techniques, disaster early warning system, climate change adaptation, vulnerability analysis and trends, pre and/or post-disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation planning and management, forensic engineering, the socio-engineering approach for the countermeasures, or water reuse and recycle are particularly encouraged.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Editor-in-chief Muhammad Zudhy IrawanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 2, Thailand 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering6.1%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering5.5%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering5.3%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsEngineering4.5%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building and Construction | Q4 | 210/258 | 18th |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 158/194 | 18th |
| Environmental Engineering | Q4 | 200/241 | 17th |
| Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology | Q4 | 204/244 | 16th |
| Engineering (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 254/300 | 15th |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | Q4 | 368/434 | 15th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Scimago Journal Rankings, SINTA1Publisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.15Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 324 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 209 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 212 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 220 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 246 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 171 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 168 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
72 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 15 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2024
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2024
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2024
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2024
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- editorial notesEditorial notes: Unlike the 3 types of papers mentioned above, editorial notes do not go through the peer-review process.Length not stated
- research articleResearch article: These papers are fully documented, interpreted accounts of significant findings of original research.Length not stated
- research articlesJCEF welcomes articles in the form of research articles, review articles, technical notes, and editorial notes.Length not stated
- research paperhods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion). Research Papers are limited from 6 to 12 pages (5000-6000 words), excluding references. Review article: These are critic…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- review articleReview article: These are critical and comprehensive reviews that provide new insights or interpretations of a subject through thorough and systematic evaluatio…Length not stated
- review articlesJCEF welcomes articles in the form of research articles, review articles, technical notes, and editorial notes.Length not stated
- technical notelts from new techniques or equipment. A technical note should be around 5 to 8 pages (3000-4000 words), excluding references. Editorial notes: Unlike the 3 type…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- technical notesJCEF welcomes articles in the form of research articles, review articles, technical notes, and editorial notes.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship 8. Authorship Agreement (for Publishing)
Copyright transfer to JCEF upon acceptance Model summary
The authors must agree to transfer publishing copyrights of the article to the Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum (JCEF), effective upon its acceptance for publication in JCEF.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) Model summary
Copyright is granted to authors for the purpose of providing protection for articles written to describe experiments and their results. JCEF will protect and defend the work and reputation of the author and are also willing to address any allegations of violation, plagiarism, fraud, etc. against articles written and published by JCEF. JCEF is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No submission or publication fees Model summary
Both the submission and publication processes are free of charge, without any additional fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
double-blind peer review Model summary
We reemphasize that JCEF uses a double-blind peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening; editorial board rejects plagiarized texts Model summary
The editorial board will reject any text indicating plagiarism.
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
- Universitas Gadjah Mada
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2581-1037
- Electronic ISSN
- 2549-5925
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (January 2027)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum?
The publisher reports about 72 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27% (2024). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (2) and Thailand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .