Journal profile · Engineering, Industrial
Quality and Reliability Engineering International
ISSN 0748-8017 · eISSN 1099-1638 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Quality and Reliability Engineering International: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.78; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,550; median 135 days to acceptance (127 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 261 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Quality and Reliability Engineering International is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring, Reliability and Maintenance Optimization and Advanced Statistical Methods and Models, together about 37.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Quality and Reliability Engineering International is a journal devoted to practical engineering aspects of quality and reliability. A refereed technical journal published eight times per year, it covers the development and practical application of existing theoretical methods, research and industrial practices. Articles in the journal will be concerned with case studies, tutorial-type reviews and also with applications of new or well-known theory to the solution of actual quality and reliability problems in engineering. Papers describing the use of mathematical and statistical tools to solve real life industrial problems are encouraged, provided that the emphasis is placed on practical applications and demonstrated case studies. The scope of the journal is intended to include components, physics of failure, equipment and systems from the fields of electronic, electrical, mechanical and systems engineering. The areas of communications, aerospace, automotive, railways, shipboard equipment, control engineering and consumer products are all covered by the journal. Quality and reliability of hardware as well as software are covered. Papers on software engineering and its impact on product quality and reliability are encouraged. The journal will also cover the management of quality and reliability in the engineering industry. Special issues on a variety of key topics are published every year and contribute to the enhancement of Quality and Reliability Engineering International as a major reference in its field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Industrial
Editor-in-chief Aarnout C. BrombacherPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 11%); most named United States 20, United Kingdom 6, Mainland China 5, Hong Kong, China 2, Germany 2 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Statistical Process MonitoringDecision Sciences16.8%
- Reliability and Maintenance OptimizationEngineering11.4%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics8.9%
- Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty EvaluationDecision Sciences8.8%
- Optimal Experimental Design MethodsDecision Sciences7.2%
- Probabilistic and Robust Engineering DesignDecision Sciences6.3%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics5.6%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.78LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,949OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 242LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 244Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 169,672Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,573 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 275 | 74 | 71 |
| 2025 | 261 | 86 | 581 |
| 2024 | 238 | 109 | 1,354 |
| 2023 | 234 | 112 | 2,177 |
| 2022 | 214 | 35 | 2,158 |
| 2021 | 231 | 33 | 2,526 |
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
135 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 86 days – 231 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (127 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 148 days
- Sample
- 127 articles with submission and acceptance dates (565 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 156 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 4,550 / EUR 3,790 / GBP 3,040 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted17
- case reportArticle Type Description Abstract Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Ye…Length not stated
- case studiespreliminary findings of research in progress or a case report of particular interestLength not stated
- case studyArticle Type Description Abstract Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Ye…Length not stated
- discussion articleevidence-based opinion pieces involving areas of broad interestLength not stated
- letterArticle Type Description Abstract Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Ye…Length not stated
- letters to the editorArticle Type Description Abstract Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Ye…Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Description Abstract Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Ye…Length not stated
- opinionArticle Type Description Abstract Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Ye…Length not stated
- research articleArticle Type Description Abstract Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Ye…Length not stated
- research articlesreports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledgeLength not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Abstract Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Ye…Length not stated
- review articleArticle Type Description Abstract Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Ye…Length not stated
- review articlescritical reviews of the literature, including systematic reviews and meta-analysesLength not stated
- short communicationArticle Type Description Abstract Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Ye…Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Abstract Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Ye…Length not stated
- tutorialArticle Type Description Abstract Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Ye…Length not stated
- tutorialspractical information about a specific subjectLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing: journal expects data sharing; authors select an appropriate data availability statement per Wiley's Data Sharing policy. Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Licensing: Open Access articles published under CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, or CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons licenses. Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Submission fees: the journal does not charge submission fees. Model summary
This journal does not charge submission fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Peer review: single-anonymized peer review; papers sent to review only if the Editor-in-Chief determines they meet quality and relevance requirements. Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal https://authors.wiley.com/journal/QRE. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at anytime by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help wi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy:
Preprint policy: journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers; authors may post submitted versions to preprint servers and should update pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. QREI will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0748-8017
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-1638
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 7 (November 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Quality and Reliability Engineering International
What CAS zone is Quality and Reliability Engineering International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Quality and Reliability Engineering International is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary / Operations Research & Management Science / Engineering, Industrial. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Quality and Reliability Engineering International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.78; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Quality and Reliability Engineering International?
Based on the dates recorded on 127 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 135 days (interquartile range 86–231 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17% (2025). 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 Quality and Reliability Engineering International?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Quality and Reliability Engineering International based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), United Kingdom (6) and Mainland China (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Quality and Reliability Engineering International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Quality and Reliability Engineering International is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Quality and Reliability Engineering International open access, and what is the APC?
Quality and Reliability Engineering International is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .