Journal profile

RUDN Journal of Engineering Researches

ISSN 2312-8143 · eISSN 2312-8151 · Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) · Russian Federation

RUDN Journal of Engineering Researches: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartile—No CiteScore rank
Review timeabout 12 weeksCommunity average
APCNo APCDiamond open access (no APC)
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year432025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

RUDN Journal of Engineering Researches is published by Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spacecraft Design and Technology, Geological Studies and Exploration and Spacecraft Dynamics and Control, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

"RUDN Journal of Engineering Research" plays a pivotal role in shaping Russian scientific schools in the fields of mechanical engineering, instrumentation, mechanics and control processes, while concurrently promoting and facilitating the implementation of cutting-edge scientific research in practical applications.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Editor-in-chief Yury N. RazoumnyPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 7, United States 6, Italy 6, Japan 2, Canada 2 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Spacecraft Design and TechnologyEngineering9.4%
  2. Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences7.3%
  3. Spacecraft Dynamics and ControlEngineering6.6%
  4. Space Satellite Systems and ControlEngineering5.2%
  5. Engineering Applied ResearchEngineering5.2%
  6. Structural Analysis and OptimizationEngineering4.9%
  7. Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
  8. Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering3.8%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

Database indexing

DOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

SCIEMEDLINEPublisher website

Other: White List RCSI, Russian Index of Science Citation, Google Scholar, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Dimensions

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

h-index
8OpenAlex ·
i10-index
4OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.61OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 400 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026232386
2025434341
2024404037
2023373747
2022393952
2021383848

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 12 weeksLetPub ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
Peer review
Double 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

Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ

Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJNo APCNoCC BY-NC
LetPubNo APCNo—
Publisher websiteNo APC——

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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
Cover letter
Required
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Article types accepted2, with length limits
  1. letters to the editorot exceed 6000 words. Short reports and letters to the editor should not exceed 1500 words. Please consult the MS Word built-in statistics service primain text ≤ 1,500 words
  2. literature reviewript from an original study, lecture or literature review (including tables and list of references) should not exceed 6000 words. Short reports and letters to t…main text ≤ 6,000 words
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
AI use AI Usage Policy

The contributors are supposed to provide: 1) a clear statement on the use of AI tools (including which tools were used and for what purpose), 2) reproducible materials (corpus inventory, link to the used materials, codebook, intermediate tables, and figure-generation files) to ensure research integrity.These materials can be provided as Appendices.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Authorship Authorship of the Paper

Authors transfer non-exclusive rights to publisher; authors remain rightsholders. Model summary

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Conflicts of interest Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose (declare in the corresponding section of the manuscript) any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to affect the results or the conclusions of their manuscript.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Data availability Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright Copyright Notice

Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 CC BY-NC license Model summary

The right of authorship belongs to the authors of articles. The authors transfer the rights to use the article (including the use and distribution of an article in the Open Access) to the publisher of the journal on a non-exclusive license (Publishing Agreement (Public Offer)). At the same time, authors remain full rightsholders. Publishing Agreement (Public Offer) to Publish an Article in an Acad…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Open access Open Access Policy

This journal is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediately upon publication. Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these a…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review Peer Review Process

A double-blind peer review method is mandatory for processing of all scientific manuscripts submitted to the editorial staff of the journal. This implies that neither the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the manuscript, nor the author maintains any contact with the reviewer. Members of the editorial board and leading global experts in corresponding areas of sciences, invited as independent r…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism

Originality requirement; no prior publication or simultaneous submission. Model summary

Plagiarism takes many forms, from passing off another paper as the author(s) own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another(s) paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving

This journal follows the Green Open Access principles and permits and encourages authors to post items submitted to the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in this journal.

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
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
Country or region
Russian Federation
Language
English, Russian
ISSN
2312-8143
Electronic ISSN
2312-8151
Latest issue on the website
Volume 27, Issue 2 (2026)
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about RUDN Journal of Engineering Researches

How long does peer review take at RUDN Journal of Engineering Researches?

Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.

Where are the editorial board members of RUDN Journal of Engineering Researches based?

Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (7), United States (6) and Italy (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index RUDN Journal of Engineering Researches?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RUDN Journal of Engineering Researches is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE and MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.

Is RUDN Journal of Engineering Researches open access, and what is the APC?

RUDN Journal of Engineering Researches is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.

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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .