Journal profile · Multiple
Propulsion and Power Research
ISSN 2212-540X · ELSEVIER SCI LTD · PEOPLES R CHINA
Propulsion and Power Research: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.75; fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; review about 42 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Propulsion and Power Research is published by ELSEVIER SCI LTD and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Mechanisms and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, together about 44.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Mechanics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Propulsion and Power Research is a peer reviewed scientific journal in English established in 2012. The Journals publishes high quality original...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 9%); most named United States 7, Mainland China 1, South Korea 1, Germany 1, Sweden 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering18%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering14.9%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering12%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering7.1%
- Turbomachinery Performance and OptimizationEngineering6.3%
- Rocket and propulsion systems researchEngineering4.5%
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering4.3%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Aerospace | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Aerospace | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Aerospace | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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
- 6.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 300OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 471 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 27 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 208 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 506 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 649 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 1,126 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 682 |
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 42 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 42 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 | USD 1,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,000 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Not considered
- title; author names and affiliations; corresponding author; inclusive language
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Changes to authorship
Maximum 6 keywords Model summary
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Declaration of interest required Model summary
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
This journal is a peer reviewed, fully open access journal owned by Beihang University. Beihang University retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. For the single article, authors will retain copyright alongside scholarly usage rights, and KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. and Beihang University will be granted non-exclusive publishing and distribution rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Fully open access journal Model summary
Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article processing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates a single-blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editorial office for suitability for the journal. Manuscripts deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of four independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance, revision or rejection of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate CrossCheck plagiarism screening Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- ELSEVIER SCI LTD
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2212-540X
- Print ISSN
- 2097-3454
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Propulsion and Power Research
What CAS zone is Propulsion and Power Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Propulsion and Power Research is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Aerospace / Engineering, Mechanical / Thermodynamics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Propulsion and Power Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.75; CiteScore 11.2, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Propulsion and Power Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 42 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Propulsion and Power Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Propulsion and Power Research based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), Mainland China (1) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Propulsion and Power Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Propulsion and Power Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Propulsion and Power Research open access, and what is the APC?
Propulsion and Power Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .