Journal profile · Engineering, Chemical
Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics
ISSN 0721-3115 · eISSN 1521-4087 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · GERMANY · Bimonthly
Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.11; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,840; median 119 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 224 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag 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 Energetic Materials and Combustion, Thermal and Kinetic Analysis and Rocket and propulsion systems research, together about 58.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics (PEP) is an international, peer-reviewed journal containing Full Papers, Short Communications, critical Reviews, as well as details of forthcoming meetings and book reviews concerned with the research, development and production in relation to propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics for all applications. Being the official journal of the International Pyrotechnics Society, PEP is a vital medium and the state-of-the-art forum for the exchange of science and technology in energetic materials. PEP is published 12 times a year. PEP is devoted to advancing the science, technology and engineering elements in the storage and manipulation of chemical energy, specifically in propellants, explosives and pyrotechnics. Articles should provide scientific context, articulate impact, and be generally applicable to the energetic materials and wider scientific community. PEP is not a defense journal and does not feature the weaponization of materials and related systems or include information that would aid in the development or utilization of improvised explosive systems, e.g., synthesis routes to terrorist explosives.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Chemical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energetic Materials and CombustionEngineering36.2%
- Thermal and Kinetic AnalysisMaterials Science12.7%
- Rocket and propulsion systems researchEngineering9.2%
- Combustion and Detonation ProcessesEngineering9%
- High-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorMaterials Science5.8%
- Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureChemistry2.8%
- Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion TechnologyEngineering2.4%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences2.1%
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 | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
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 | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | 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
- 2.11LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,961OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 161LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,829 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 184 | 57 | 25 |
| 2025 | 224 | 115 | 259 |
| 2024 | 206 | 105 | 636 |
| 2023 | 217 | 128 | 1,039 |
| 2022 | 258 | 64 | 1,690 |
| 2021 | 267 | 54 | 2,094 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
119 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 81 days – 187 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (71 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 151 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (448 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,840 / EUR 3,190 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0721-3115
- Electronic ISSN
- 1521-4087
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics
What CAS zone is Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Applied / Engineering, Chemical. 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 Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.11; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 119 days (interquartile range 81–187 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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 Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics open access, and what is the APC?
Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,840.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .