Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Lasers in Engineering
ISSN 0898-1507 · eISSN 1029-029X · Old City Publishing · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Lasers in Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.35; subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 21 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2002 (Volume 12, Issue 4): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lasers in Engineering is published by Old City Publishing 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 Laser Material Processing Techniques, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by Old City Publishing from 2003Aims and Scope Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Laser Material Processing TechniquesEngineering20.8%
- Welding Techniques and Residual StressesEngineering6.2%
- Advanced Surface Polishing TechniquesEngineering6.2%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering5.4%
- Laser Design and ApplicationsEngineering5.4%
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesEngineering4.6%
- Laser and Thermal Forming TechniquesEngineering4.6%
- High-Temperature Coating BehaviorsEngineering3.9%
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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.35LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 66 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Open access Open access
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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
- Old City Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0898-1507
- Electronic ISSN
- 1029-029X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 4 (2002)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Lasers in Engineering
What CAS zone is Lasers in Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Lasers in Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Optics. 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 Lasers in Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.35; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at Lasers in Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Lasers in Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lasers in Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Lasers in Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Lasers in Engineering is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .