Journal profile · CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Roads and Bridges-Drogi i Mosty
ISSN 1643-1618 · eISSN 2449-769X · Instytut Badawczy Drog i Mostow
Roads and Bridges-Drogi i Mosty: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 800; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Roads and Bridges-Drogi i Mosty is published by Instytut Badawczy Drog i Mostow 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 Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis, Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation and Waste Management and Environmental Impact, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The quarterly journal Roads and Bridges – Drogi i Mosty is published by the Road and Bridge Research Institute since September 2012 as a bilingual English-Polish journal. From 2002 to 2012 the journal was printed under the title Drogi i Mosty. In the period from quarter 3 of 2012 to quarter 4 of 2024, the quarterly published articles simultaneously in two languages: Polish and English, in a two-column layout. From January 1 of 2025, the journal is published only in English. The journal mission is to promote current achievements in science and technology in the field of road and bridge engineering. The journal is intended as a forum of the exchange of innovative concepts and solutions between the researches from different countries. Original scientific and technical papers in the field of civil engineering and related engineering sciences are published. The scope of Roads and Bridges – Drogi i Mosty includes design, construction, maintenance and safe use of roads, bridges, airports and other transportation structures. Review papers are published only on the invitation by the Editorial Board. Discussion papers are also accepted. The number of articles published in each issue is contingent upon the volume of manuscripts submitted that successfully complete the peer-review process. The contents of the quarterly journal are indexed in the following bibliographic databases: Web of Science – ESCI, Scopus (Elsevier), TRID, EBSCO, OpenAlex, BazTech, and the Polish Scientific Bibliography (PBN). Electronic versions are archived in the National Library of Poland’s repository – POLONA. The journal is listed in the scored journals list of Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Marcin GajewskiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Engineering and Materials AnalysisEngineering16.1%
- Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationEngineering12%
- Waste Management and Environmental ImpactEngineering6.9%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering6.5%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering5.5%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering5.5%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering5.3%
- Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisEngineering4%
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 | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 36.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,002Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 466 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 18 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 34 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 90 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 51 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 75 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 800 / EUR 700 / PLN 3,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 4–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
Authors must provide a statement on the use of AI tools per the journal's AI Policy. Model summary
Statement of the Authors on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools – Based on the AI Policy in RaBDiM.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open Access Policy and License
All materials of the website service www.rabdim.pl are freely available on-line. Readers can explore website without a need to register. All articles published since January 2002, including those published in the current issue, are available on-line, free of charge. Articles published in the Journal are distributed under the international CC BY 4.0 license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0). As on…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy and License
All materials of the website service www.rabdim.pl are freely available on-line. Readers can explore website without a need to register. All articles published since January 2002, including those published in the current issue, are available on-line, free of charge. Articles published in the Journal are distributed under the international CC BY 4.0 license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0). As on…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Single-blind peer review; reviewer identity hidden from authors. Model summary
The review procedure is based on the single-blind review principle, which means that the authors of the article are known to the reviewer, while the reviewer’s identity remains anonymous to the authors. Each munuscipt submitted to the journal is subject to the peer-review procedure described in the “Reviewer Guidelines”, in accordance with the guidelines of the Polish Ministry of Science and Highe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity screening via iThenticate. Model summary
Verification of similarity to others based on the report of the iThenticate anti-plagiarism program.
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
- Instytut Badawczy Drog i Mostow
- ISSN
- 1643-1618
- Electronic ISSN
- 2449-769X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Roads and Bridges-Drogi i Mosty
What CAS zone is Roads and Bridges-Drogi i Mosty in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Roads and Bridges-Drogi i Mosty is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Roads and Bridges-Drogi i Mosty?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 4–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,500 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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 Roads and Bridges-Drogi i Mosty based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Roads and Bridges-Drogi i Mosty?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Roads and Bridges-Drogi i Mosty is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Roads and Bridges-Drogi i Mosty open access, and what is the APC?
Roads and Bridges-Drogi i Mosty is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .