Journal profile · Engineering, Civil
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering
ISSN 0965-089X · eISSN 1751-7672 · ICE Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.58; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering is published by ICE Publishing Ltd. 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 Underground infrastructure and sustainability, BIM and Construction Integration and Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Civil Engineering, listed by the Web of Science, is the ICE's flagship journal. Practical and diverse in its scope, it publishes overview papers for the non-specialist on any subject relevant to civil engineering today. Topics range from landmark projects to philosophical, ethical, environmental, management and safety issues. Peer review, copyediting, and colour publication by Civil Engineering are free. If accepted, published papers are easily found by Google search, as well as in specialist citation indexes. There is also the option of making your article open access, should you wish to. Published authors receive a free electronic copy of their article to share with their peers. Furthermore, as well exposure to ICE's 91,000-strong membership, published papers are promoted via our social media channels, accessing the wider civil engineering community. It is free to submit a paper to this journal. Papers appear Ahead of Print (below) as soon as they are ready to be published. Ahead of print articles are fully citable. using the DOI system
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Underground infrastructure and sustainabilityEngineering10.4%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering10.1%
- Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisEngineering10.1%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences8.1%
- Construction Engineering and SafetyEngineering7.1%
- Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering5.3%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering5.2%
- Transport and Economic PoliciesBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
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
- 0.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 230OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,440 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 53 | 22 | 68 |
| 2024 | 59 | 9 | 64 |
| 2023 | 70 | 9 | 96 |
| 2022 | 70 | 8 | 148 |
| 2021 | 59 | 8 | 107 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- ICE Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0965-089X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-7672
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering
What CAS zone is Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - 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 Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.58; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering?
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 Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .