Journal profile · Engineering, Marine
Naval architect
ISSN 0306-0209 · Royal Institution of Naval Architects · ENGLAND · Monthly
Naval architect: subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Naval architect is published by Royal Institution of Naval Architects. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine and Coastal Research, Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability and Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency, together about 61.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published in 10 issues per year, The Naval Architect is the principal magazine of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, providing independent, high quality technical information on all aspects of ship design, construction and outfitting of large commercial vessels.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Marine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and Coastal ResearchEngineering26%
- Ship Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityEngineering25.7%
- Maritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyEnvironmental Science9.7%
- Maritime Navigation and SafetyEngineering8.7%
- Offshore Engineering and TechnologiesEngineering4%
- Marine and Offshore Engineering StudiesEngineering3.6%
- Structural Integrity and Reliability AnalysisEngineering3.3%
- Fluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsEngineering2.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Q4 | 701/720 | 2nd |
| Ocean Engineering | Q4 | 112/114 | 2nd |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 124LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 235 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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 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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales No. 211161. Model summary
Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales No. 211161.
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
- Royal Institution of Naval Architects
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0306-0209
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Naval architect
Which databases index Naval architect?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Naval architect is indexed in Scopus.
Is Naval architect open access, and what is the APC?
Naval architect 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; 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: .