Journal profile · ENGINEERING, CIVIL
Magazine of Civil Engineering
ISSN 2712-8172 · eISSN 2071-0305 · Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University · Russian Federation
Magazine of Civil Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 66 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Magazine of Civil Engineering (ISSN 2712-8172) is an online peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal in the field of Civil and Construction Engineering (before 2020 - ISSN: 2071-4726, E-ISSN:2071-0305) Founder and publisher: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. The aim of the journal is to publish articles of a high scientific level. Magazine of Civil Engineering publishes original papers of international importance. Periodicity of publication: 8 times a year. Publication in the journal is open and free for all authors. All publishing expenses are covered by Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. There are no article processing charges and embargo period. All articles are subject to compulsory single-blind peer-review. Articles are peer-reviewed by independent subject matter expert. Articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). A license agreement is necessarily concluded with the authors for the transfer of his exclusive rights to the Paper for Publisher. Thematic areas covered in the journal: Building constructions, buildings and structures; Soils and foundations, underground structures; Heat supply, ventilation, air conditioning, gas supply and lighting; Water supply, sewerage, construction systems of water resources protection; Building products and construction materials; Hydraulic engineering; Design and construction of roads; Hydraulics and Engineering Hydrology; Environmental management in construction; Structural mechanics; Fire safety in construction; Energy efficiency and thermal protection of buildings.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, CIVIL
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Russia 8, Finland 2, Mainland China 1, India 1, Germany 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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, Civil | 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, Civil | Zone 4 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexSCIEPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Ulrich's Serials Analysis System, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Index Copernicus (ICI Journals Master List), CyberLininka, Russian State Library
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 81Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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
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-NC | |
| 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)
Article types accepted1
- original papersMagazine of Civil Engineering publishes original papers of international importance.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
Articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
All articles are subject to compulsory single-blind peer-review. Articles are peer-reviewed by independent subject matter expert.
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
- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2712-8172
- Electronic ISSN
- 2071-0305
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Magazine of Civil Engineering
What CAS zone is Magazine of Civil Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Magazine of Civil Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil. 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.
How long does peer review take at Magazine of Civil Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Magazine of Civil Engineering based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (8), Finland (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Magazine of Civil Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Magazine of Civil Engineering is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Magazine of Civil Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Magazine of Civil Engineering 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, 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: .