Journal profile · TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants
ISSN 1946-3952 · eISSN 1946-3960 · SAE
SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants is published by SAE 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 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Biodiesel Production and Applications and Vehicle emissions and performance, together about 52.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering24.8%
- Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsEngineering14.8%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering13.1%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science10.6%
- Combustion and flame dynamicsEngineering7.8%
- Lubricants and Their AdditivesEngineering4.4%
- Heat transfer and supercritical fluidsEngineering3.2%
- Catalysis and Oxidation ReactionsChemical Engineering2.4%
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 | Transportation Science & 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 | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel Technology | Q3 | 88/138 | — |
| Pollution | Q3 | 128/180 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 631OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 24 | 6 | 22 |
| 2024 | 20 | 2 | 42 |
| 2023 | 19 | 2 | 39 |
| 2022 | 32 | 6 | 112 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | 128 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAE
- ISSN
- 1946-3952
- Electronic ISSN
- 1946-3960
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants
What CAS zone is SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Transportation Science & 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.
Which databases index SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants open access, and what is the APC?
SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .