Journal profile
KPI Science News
ISSN 2617-5509 · eISSN 2663-7472 · Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute · Ukraine
KPI Science News: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
KPI Science News is published by Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms, Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization and Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling, together about 18.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Science and Operations Research. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focus and Scope KPI Science News – Journal of Systems and Polytechnic Engineering Systems Engineering, which is also called the Systems Methodology of the XXI Century (on Derek Hitchins). Systems engineering methodology and standards are developed and maintained by: - the Seventh Subcommittee of the Joint Technical Committee of the International Standard Organization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Software and Systems Engineering (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7); - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); - International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE); - other international organizations and world-class corporations. Polytechnic Engineering is a category that formalizes the use of a system of scientific and technical tools of various engineering disciplines for the production of High tech developments at all stages of the life cycle of such developments. Polytechnic Engineering is an interdisciplinary research and development activity aimed at modelling, designing and implementing theoretical and applied engineering solutions based on the systems engineering methodology. The basic categories of scientific papers of the journal are Engineering Methodology; Engineering Methods; Engineering Models; Systems, Processes and Technologies of Systems and Polytechnic Engineering. Articles on Systems and Polytechnic Engineering background in the KPI Science News journal are published in the areas of basic Cluster Information Technology and Electronics by specialty: F2 – Software engineering; F3 – Computer sciences; F4 – System analysis and data science; F5 – Cybersecurity and data protection; F6 – Information systems and technologies; F7 – Computer engineering; G5 – Electronics, electronic communications, instrument engineering and radio engineering; G6 – Information-measuring Technology; G7 – Automation, computer-integrated technologies and robotics. The aims and objectives of the scientific publication. The publication aims to share the latest findings from scientific and applied research while engaging young scientists and researchers in scholarly activities. Objectives of the scientific publication. The scientific and publishing endeavors and publication of scientific outcomes of polytechnic research and engineering projects conducted by postgraduate students and scientists in the following specialties: F2 – Software engineering; F3 – Computer sciences; F4 – System analysis and data science; F5 – Cybersecurity and data p
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Mykhailo BEZUGLYIPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 5, Poland 2, United States 1, France 1, Mexico 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Scheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsEngineering6.3%
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling OptimizationHealth Professions6.3%
- Resource-Constrained Project SchedulingDecision Sciences6.3%
- Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Science4.7%
- Game Theory and Voting SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Game Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences4.7%
- Advanced optical system designEngineering4.7%
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesEngineering4.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 190 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 11 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 15 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 85 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | |
| 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
- Reference style
- IEEE
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship policy
The KPI Science News Journal follows the authorship guidelines outlined in the Council of Science Editors (CSE) Policy Document on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publishing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing Policy
The KPI Science News Journal supports the dissemination of research data. This makes research more controlled and reproducible. Using the data obtained by other researchers makes it possible to increase the arrays of processed data and to reveal the effects that appear only with significant amounts of data. In addition, the use of data by researchers from another field of science facilitates multi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
The publisher of the KPI Science News Journal, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, in its publishing activities adheres to the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (hereinafter - COPE), Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, and is also guided by the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The ownership of copyright remains with the Authors. Authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the Journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication and National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” as the Publisher. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
"KPI Science News" is practicing a policy of immediate open access to the published content, supporting the principles of the free flow of scientific information and global knowledge sharing for the general social progress. If an author submits the article for publication in the journal "KPI Science News", that means that the author agrees with the policy of the journal and layout rules, and manus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Each submission to the KPI Science News journal is accepted by the editorial secretary and reviewed by the editorial board. Articles that meet the subject matter of the publication and editorial requirements are submitted for peer review. The editorial secretary checks the submission for compliance with the Author Guidelines of the journal “KPI Science News”. Each article is checked for originalit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Checking
The journal publishes only the new results of fundamental and applied scientific research on the subjects of the magazine, which had not been previously published in other scientific publications in Ukraine or abroad.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Policy
The author can archive his article (with the consent of the co-authors) on his own web pages, in social networks, on institutional web pages and other repositories at all stages of its preparation for publication: pre-print (for peer-review), edited manuscript accepted for publication, article galley. The galley file must be identical to the one published on the journal’s website. When archiving a…
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
- Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- English, Ukrainian, Russian
- ISSN
- 2617-5509
- Electronic ISSN
- 2663-7472
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 143, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about KPI Science News
How long does peer review take at KPI Science News?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of KPI Science News?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: IEEE; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 KPI Science News based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (5), Poland (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index KPI Science News?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, KPI Science News is indexed in DOAJ.
Is KPI Science News open access, and what is the APC?
KPI Science News 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .