Journal profile · ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL-STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
Quality Engineering
ISSN 0898-2112 · eISSN 1532-4222 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Founded 1988
Quality Engineering: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.55; JCR Q1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 49 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Quality Engineering is published by Taylor and Francis 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, Optimal Experimental Design Methods and Advanced Statistical Methods and Models, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Quality Engineering aims to promote a rich exchange among the quality engineering community by publishing papers that describe new methods ready for immediate industrial application or novel examples of employed techniques. You are invited to submit application-motivated manuscripts describing methodological contributions and/or case studies related to: Experimental design and analysis Measurement system analysis Process modeling Product and process optimization Quality control and process monitoring Reliability Response surface methodology Risk analysis and management Robust parameter design Statistical engineering Test and evaluation techniques Uncertainty quantification for quality We also strongly encourage manuscripts on emerging areas of quality engineering. For example, manuscripts focused on techniques and tools in Quality 4.0, intelligent manufacturing, data science and analytics for quality, and network systems analysis are particularly welcome. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial evaluation by the Editor and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two (2) independent, anonymous expert reviewers. All peer review is single anonymized. For more information on submitting a manuscript visit our Instructions for Authors page. Author benefits We are abstracted and indexed in several prestigious databases including the Science citation index, Scopus, Engineering Index/COMPENDEX and more. We are affiliated with the American Society of Quality meaning your research will be visible available to all their members. The prestigious and experienced members of our international Editorial Board will guide you from submission to publication. Our Author Services page provides you with tips and tricks to promote your research on social media and through your network. This includes 50 free e-prints to share with anyone you wish. Quickly and easily track the impact your paper makes with the help of Authored Works.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL-STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
Editor-in-chief Bill WoodallPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Statistical Process MonitoringDecision Sciences19.3%
- Optimal Experimental Design MethodsDecision Sciences11.1%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics8.9%
- Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty EvaluationDecision Sciences6.3%
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering5.8%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering5.2%
- Probabilistic and Robust Engineering DesignDecision Sciences3.8%
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, Industrial | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | 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, Industrial | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | 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 | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECPublisher website
Other: CEABA, CSA -Engineered Materials Abstracts, Current Index to Statistics, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Materials Information
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
- 2.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.61Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.25Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 777OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 70,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,466 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 42 | 5 | 48 |
| 2024 | 47 | 11 | 188 |
| 2023 | 70 | 19 | 696 |
| 2022 | 70 | 10 | 494 |
| 2021 | 52 | 14 | 471 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
49 daysfirst decision after review · community reports over 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 44 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Applying the design of experiments to Large Language Models
Ron Kenett et al. Research Article | Published online: 26 Aug 2026
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Quality Engineering is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Manuscripts undergo initial editor evaluation followed by peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert reviewers. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial evaluation by the Editor and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two (2) independent, anonymous expert reviewers.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0898-2112
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-4222
- Society / sponsor
- American Society for Quality
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Quality Engineering
What CAS zone is Quality Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Quality Engineering is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Industrial / Statistics & Probability. 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 Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.55; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Quality Engineering?
The publisher reports about 49 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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 JCR quartile is Quality Engineering in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Engineering.
Which databases index Quality Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Quality Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Quality Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Quality Engineering is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .