Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
Smart Structures and Systems
ISSN 1738-1584 · eISSN 1738-1991 · Techno Press · SOUTH KOREA · Quarterly · Founded 2005
Smart Structures and Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.38; subscription journal; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 51 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Smart Structures and Systems is published by Techno Press 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 Health Monitoring Techniques, Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation and Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis, together about 40.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An International Journal of Mechatronics, Sensors, Monitoring, Control, Diagnosis, and Management airns at providing a major publication channel for researchers in the general area of smart structures and systems. Typical subjects considered by the journal include: Sensors/Actuators(Materials/devices/ informatics/networking) Structural Health Monitoring and Control Diagnosis/Prognosis Life Cycle Engineering(planning/design/ maintenance/renewal) and related areas.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering22.9%
- Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationEngineering9.2%
- Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisEngineering8%
- Vibration Control and Rheological FluidsEngineering6.6%
- Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering5.9%
- Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationEngineering5%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering4.9%
- Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityEngineering4.5%
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 | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
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, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.38LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 596OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,324 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | 0 | 672 |
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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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.
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
- Techno Press
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1738-1584
- Electronic ISSN
- 1738-1991
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Smart Structures and Systems
What CAS zone is Smart Structures and Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Smart Structures and Systems is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Engineering, Mechanical / Instruments & Instrumentation. 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 is the impact factor of Smart Structures and Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.38; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Smart Structures and Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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.
Which databases index Smart Structures and Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Smart Structures and Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Smart Structures and Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Smart Structures and Systems 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: .