Journal profile · Construction & Building Technology
PCI Journal
ISSN 0887-9672 · PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INST · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
PCI Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.83; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PCI Journal is published by PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INST 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 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis, together about 43.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Construction & Building Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering19.6%
- Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisEngineering15.4%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering8.4%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering7.8%
- Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityEngineering7.2%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering5.6%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering4.5%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering3.2%
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)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIELetPub
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
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 627OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,555 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 40 | 18 | 12 |
| 2024 | 46 | 29 | 21 |
| 2023 | 41 | 21 | 51 |
| 2022 | 37 | 18 | 69 |
| 2021 | 40 | 18 | 115 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INST
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0887-9672
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PCI Journal
What CAS zone is PCI Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PCI Journal 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 PCI Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.83; h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at PCI Journal?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 PCI Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PCI Journal is indexed in SCIE.
Is PCI Journal open access, and what is the APC?
PCI Journal 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .