Journal profile · Engineering, Civil
Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering
ISSN 0553-6626 · eISSN 1587-3773 · Budapest University of Technology and Economics · HUNGARY · Quarterly · Founded 1968
Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.72; fully open access; no APC; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 82 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering is published by Budapest University of Technology and Economics 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, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis, together about 23.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The main scope of the journal is to publish original research articles in the wide field of civil engineering, including geodesy and surveying, construction materials and engineering geology, photogrammetry and geoinformatics, geotechnics, structural engineering, architectural engineering, structural mechanics, highway and railway engineering, hydraulic and water resources engineering, sanitary and environmental engineering, engineering optimisation and history of civil engineering. The journal is abstracted by several international databases, see the main page. The strict peer reviewing and editing process is very short, the publication may appear in average within 3-4 months in the journal’s “Online First” page after submission of the manuscript. The journal is only online published. This is a diamond open access journal: publishing and downloading articles are both free of charge. The journal does not charge authors any article processing charges (APCs), submission, or publication fees. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of these articles. The journal is recommended to researchers, faculty professors, and PhD students active in its field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil
Editor-in-chief János LógóPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 9%); most named Hungary 9, Portugal 6, Poland 5, Mainland China 4, France 3 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering8.4%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering7.7%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering7%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering6.4%
- Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering5.3%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering5.2%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering4.9%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering4.3%
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 | Engineering, Civil | 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, Civil | 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 | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.72LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 404OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 81LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,427 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 73 | 13 |
| 2025 | 82 | 82 | 133 |
| 2024 | 99 | 99 | 352 |
| 2023 | 118 | 118 | 550 |
| 2022 | 106 | 106 | 654 |
| 2021 | 102 | 102 | 772 |
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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Country or region
- HUNGARY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1968
- ISSN
- 0553-6626
- Electronic ISSN
- 1587-3773
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering
What CAS zone is Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil. 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 Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.72; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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 Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hungary (9), Portugal (6) and Poland (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .