Journal profile · CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Nordic Concrete Research
ISSN 0800-6377 · eISSN 2545-2819 · Sciendo · Poland
Nordic Concrete Research: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nordic Concrete Research is published by Sciendo 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 Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Concrete Properties and Behavior, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nordic Concrete Research Journal (NCR Journal) aim is to publish reviewed papers on research, recent experiences, and education within the broad concrete field. The scope covers all aspects of concrete and other cementitious materials, e.g., materials, design, construction, assessment, maintenance, repair, strengthening, dismantling, and recycling. The scope is limited to papers that have a Nordic context or connection, e.g., through the Nordic organizational environment conducting the investigation, affiliation of any of the authors, or if the subject of the paper is devoted to any specific Nordic circumstances such as geographical, geological, or organizational ones.The primary target group of NCR includes researchers and other professional stakeholders within the concrete industry and its supply and value chain.The Nordic Concrete Federation (NCF) which is publishing the bi-annually publications Nordic Concrete Research Journal (NCR Journal), is a collaboration organization of the concrete associations in the five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Read more about NCF on www.nordicconcrete.net."Nordic Concrete Research” is sponsored by the national Nordic concrete associations and industry and has no article processing chargers (APCs) nor article submission charges.Production & Best Paper AwardThe submitted articles will be organized for peer-review by the chief editor. No articles will be available until the official publishing date.The reviewers, together with the editorial board, will consider the articles published in a three-year period for the NCR Best Paper Award, normally awarded at the NCF Symposium (next one scheduled for 2028, Finland).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Johan SilfwerbrandPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sweden 2, Norway 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering18.8%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering11.8%
- Concrete Properties and BehaviorEngineering10.2%
- Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityEngineering8.6%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering8.3%
- Innovations in Concrete and Construction MaterialsEngineering6.2%
- Fire effects on concrete materialsEngineering4.3%
- Recycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceEngineering3.3%
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 | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 337 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 38 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 44 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 65 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 93 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-ND | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Conflicting and Competing Interests (COI)
See general policy document “Conflicting and Competing Interests”.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review organized by chief editor Model summary
The submitted articles will be organized for peer-review by the chief editor.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Articles not available before official publishing date Model summary
No articles will be available until the official publishing date.
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0800-6377
- Electronic ISSN
- 2545-2819
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nordic Concrete Research
What CAS zone is Nordic Concrete Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nordic Concrete Research is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology. 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 Nordic Concrete Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Nordic Concrete Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Nordic Concrete Research based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sweden (2) and Norway (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nordic Concrete Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nordic Concrete Research is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Nordic Concrete Research open access, and what is the APC?
Nordic Concrete Research 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, 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: .