Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Open Engineering
ISSN 2391-5439 · De Gruyter · Poland
Open Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 66 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Engineering is published by De Gruyter 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 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete and Concrete and Cement Materials Research, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Open Engineering publishes research results of wide interest in emerging interdisciplinary andtraditional engineering fields.The journal is designed to facilitate the exchange of innovative and interdisciplinary ideas betweenresearchers from different countries. Open Engineering is a peer-reviewed, English language journal.Additionally, each published article is widely promoted to researchers working in the same field.Aims and Scope electrical and computer engineering, civil and environmental engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering, material science and engineering. Your Benefits Why submitAs an Author of Open Engineering, You benefit fromfast, fair and constructive peer review;quick online publication of accepted papers (continuous publication model);language correction services upon acceptance for authors from non-English speaking regions;no limitations on color figures and word count in published articles;all articles are freely available to the academic community worldwide without any restrictions;promotion of published papers to readers and citers;distribution to open access directories (such as DOAJ) and thousands of libraries worldwide;liberal policies on copyrights (authors retain copyright) and on self-archiving (no embargo periods);secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service Portico.Why readpremier source of high quality engineering research, focused oni nnovation, ch angesa nd futu re directions of engineering;source of the latest news, achievements and research inspirations in emerging interdisciplinary and traditional engineering fields;international forum for the dissemination of research data with an emphasis on broad and cross disciplinary works from various areas of engineering;excellent articles authored by researchers from all over the world, who appreciate our fast, fair and constructive peer review provided by experts in all fields of engineering.Article Processing ChargesIn order to sustain the publishi ng process, each article accepted for publication in Open Engineering is subject to an Article Processing Charge of €1050. This fee is used to cover t he costs of manuscript processing, professional typesetting and copyediting, as well as online hosting, long-term preservation, and extensive promotion to potential readers There is no submission fee. Information regarding payment of the charge will be provided following acceptance for publication. For more information please go to Ar
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief William RitterPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 10%); most named Poland 3, Mainland China 1, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering9.7%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering7.8%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering6.7%
- Transport and Logistics InnovationsEngineering6.6%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering5.4%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering5%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering4.2%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering3.9%
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 | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | 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
CASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 373OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,302 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 34 |
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | 95 |
| 2024 | 194 | 194 | 724 |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | 469 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | 816 |
| 2021 | 105 | 105 | 1,611 |
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,050 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,050 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,050 | — | — |
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 websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies
Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section.
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
- De Gruyter
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2391-5439
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Open Engineering
What CAS zone is Open Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Open Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. 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 Open Engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Open 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 Open Engineering based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (3), Mainland China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Open Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Engineering is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Open Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Open Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .