Journal profile · Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society
ISSN 2515-3080 · Global Power and Propulsion Society · Switzerland
Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 185 days to acceptance (37 articles, last 24 months); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society is published by Global Power and Propulsion Society 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 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization, Combustion and flame dynamics and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, together about 44.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This is an open access journal, is devoted to the advancement of the science and technology of power generation and propulsion systems through the dissemination of original archival papers contributing to advancements in turbomachinery-based technologies that are of interest to members of GPPS. The Journal publishes archival-quality, peer-reviewed technical papers that advance the state-of-the-art, ranging from research to development and applications. The broad scope of the Journal includes thermodynamic, fluid dynamic, heat transfer, and aeromechanical technology associated with the design, analysis, modeling, testing, and performance of turbomachinery based power plant and propulsion systems, including but not limited to gas, steam, organic, and renewable turbine technology, nuclear engineering, internal combustion engines, fossil power generation, wind turbines, compressors and drive systems for the oil and gas, pumps and hydraulic turbines, fans and air handling systems, as well as rotating machines for novel applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Editor-in-chief Li HePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Turbomachinery Performance and OptimizationEngineering24.2%
- Combustion and flame dynamicsEngineering10.4%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering10.2%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering9.5%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering6.7%
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering4.9%
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesEngineering4.7%
- Advanced Aircraft Design and TechnologiesEnvironmental Science3.1%
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, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 233 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 88 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 220 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 125 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 272 |
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
185 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 214 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 124 days (37 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 337 days
- Sample
- 37 articles with submission and acceptance dates (48 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CHF 750 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 750 | — | — | |
| LetPub | CHF 750 | 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Plagiarism
- Peer review Peer review
Single-blind peer review; reviewers anonymous to authors. Model summary
We operate a single-blind review system: reviewers are anonymous to the authors at all times. A minimum of three reviewers evaluates original research and review articles. For other article types, the number of reviewers assigned is at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief. Manuscripts that have been conference peer-reviewed Papers that have been recommended for publication following presentation …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All submissions undergo plagiarism check using iThenticate. Model summary
All submissions initially undergo a plagiarism check using iThenticate to ensure they are original.
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
- Global Power and Propulsion Society
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2515-3080
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society
What CAS zone is Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical. 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 the Global Power and Propulsion Society?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 37 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 185 days (interquartile range 131–214 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 the Global Power and Propulsion Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .