Journal profile · Engineering-Civil and Structural Engineering
mjl@ hnds@ lrfdyn
ISSN 1813-0526 · eISSN 2220-1270 · College of Engineering, University of Mosul · Iraq
FollowGet an email when its zone, impact factor or warning status changes
mjl@ hnds@ lrfdyn: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
mjl@ hnds@ lrfdyn is published by College of Engineering, University of Mosul. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Hydraulic flow and structures and Irrigation Practices and Water Management, together about 18.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Al-Rafidain Engineering Journal (AREJ) is a scientific and open-access journal. AREJ belongs to the College of Engineering at the University of Mosul, Iraq. The first issue of AREJ was published in 1993. We are using iThenticate to prevent plagiarism and ensure our submitted manuscripts' originality. A double-blind peer-reviewing system is used to ensure the publication's quality. The publication of AREJ sheds light on topics related to the disciplines of applied engineering, such as Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, Mechatronics, Architecture, Dams and Water Resources, and Environmental Engineering. Publishing under the license of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY). AREJ publishes original articles, review papers, and case reports in the field of applied engineering. This journal index into well-known world databases such as DOAJ, OAJI, Google Scholar, and IASJ. AREJ adopted a unique DOI number [10.33899/rengj] obtained for each article published. The AREJ uses a double-blind peer-reviewing system to ensure the quality of the publication. All manuscripts should be submitted through our online manuscript management system. The author should first register in our system and then submit their manuscript. We will use iThenticate to check plagiarism before sending it to reviewers, who should be under 20%. We will notify corresponding authors about their manuscripts through our online system within one to two months. AREJ publishes open-access articles, which means that all articles are available on the internet to all users immediately upon publication. All articles published in the AREJ are open-access and immediately available to read, download, and share. Articles published in the AREJ are under the terms of a Creative Commons license 4.0 (CC-By), which permits users to read, print, and download, or redistribute, translate, and download the article for text and data mining purposes, or reuse portions or extracts from the article in other works. The AREJ is committed to upholding Publication Ethics (COPE) and obligates the authors to avoid plagiarism and illegal citations. As an open-access journal, publishing an article in this journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) that will be billed to the submitting author following acceptance. There are no other fees (for example, submission, page, or color charges). The Article Processing Charge for the journal is 250.000 IQD for Iraqi authors inside Iraq. The Article Processing
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Civil and Structural Engineering
Editor-in-chief Abdul-Rahim IbrahimPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering6.5%
- Hydraulic flow and structuresEngineering6.4%
- Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities5.4%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering5.3%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering4.9%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Engineering and Agricultural InnovationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Engineering and Power Technology | Q4 | 272/347 | 21st |
| Artificial Intelligence | Q4 | 449/570 | 21st |
| Signal Processing | Q4 | 162/203 | 20th |
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q4 | 454/568 | 20th |
| Hardware and Architecture | Q4 | 212/245 | 13th |
| General Engineering | Q4 | 310/351 | 11th |
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
OAJI, Google Scholar, IASJPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,187 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 86 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 220 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 353 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 301 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 218 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 197 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IQD 100,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | IQD 100,000 / USD 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IQD 100,000 / USD 100 | No | — |
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 accepted3
- case reportsAREJ publishes original articles, review papers, and case reports in the field of applied engineering.Length not stated
- original articlesAREJ publishes original articles, review papers, and case reports in the field of applied engineering.Length not stated
- review papersAREJ publishes original articles, review papers, and case reports in the field of applied engineering.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY) Model summary
Publishing under the license of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
open access Model summary
AREJ publishes open-access articles, which means that all articles are available on the internet to all users immediately upon publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
double-blind peer review Model summary
A double-blind peer-reviewing system is used to ensure the publication's quality.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate plagiarism screening Model summary
We are using iThenticate to prevent plagiarism and ensure our submitted manuscripts' originality.
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to mjl@ hnds@ lrfdyn
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Hydraulic flow and structures.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesIQD 100,000 (DOAJ)Fee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 25 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- College of Engineering, University of Mosul
- Country or region
- Iraq
- Language
- English, Arabic
- ISSN
- 1813-0526
- Electronic ISSN
- 2220-1270
- Society / sponsor
- College of Law
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about mjl@ hnds@ lrfdyn
How long does peer review take at mjl@ hnds@ lrfdyn?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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 mjl@ hnds@ lrfdyn?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, mjl@ hnds@ lrfdyn is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is mjl@ hnds@ lrfdyn open access, and what is the APC?
mjl@ hnds@ lrfdyn is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .