Journal profile · CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Steel Construction-Design and Research
ISSN 1867-0520 · eISSN 1867-0539 · Wiley-Blackwell
Steel Construction-Design and Research: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,300; median 65 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 41% (journal website); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Steel Construction-Design and Research is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Load-Bearing Analysis, Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, together about 41.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Steel Construction publishes peerreviewed papers covering the entire field of steel construction research. In the interests of "construction without depletion", it skilfully combines steel with other forms of construction employing concrete, glass, cables and membranes to form integrated steelwork systems. Since 2010 Steel Construction is the official journal for ECCS- European Convention for Constructional Steelwork members. You will find more information about membership on the ECCS homepage. Topics include: Design and construction of structures Methods of analysis and calculation Experimental and theoretical research projects and results Composite construction Steel buildings and bridges Cable and membrane structures Structural glazing Masts and towers Vessels, cranes and hydraulic engineering structures Fire protection Lightweight structures In addition, Steel Construction includes reports on innovations from the construction industry. An internationally renowned Editorial Board assures a highly interesting selection of topics and guarantees the high standard of the contributions. Together with the journal Stahlbau (Steel Structures), which has been published in German by Ernst & Sohn since 1928, Steel Construction mirrors the worldwide development and status of knowledge in steel construction. The scientific and technical papers in both journals are primary publications. Steel Construction and Stahlbau represent a unique fusion of the steel construction communities from research and practice on national and international levels in two complementary, professional journals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Viorel UngureanuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Germany 8, Belgium 5, Netherlands 3, Portugal 3, Mainland China 2 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering19.5%
- Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisEngineering13.3%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering8.6%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering7.8%
- Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityEngineering4.8%
- Structural Engineering and Materials AnalysisEngineering3.9%
- Construction Engineering and SafetyEngineering3.9%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.8%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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 (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 178OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 27Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 25,072Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,424 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 52 | 29 | 44 |
| 2024 | 41 | 26 | 59 |
| 2023 | 58 | 39 | 160 |
| 2022 | 73 | 30 | 203 |
| 2021 | 60 | 24 | 166 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
65 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 115 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 43 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 100 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 43 daysPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,300 / EUR 2,760 / GBP 2,160 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Policy
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement If the OnlineOpen option is not select…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Submission system: Wiley Authors Model summary
Steel Construction manuscripts are submitted and tracked through Wiley Authors.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1867-0520
- Electronic ISSN
- 1867-0539
- Society / sponsor
- European Convention for Constructional Steelwork
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Steel Construction-Design and Research
What CAS zone is Steel Construction-Design and Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Steel Construction-Design and Research 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 is the impact factor of Steel Construction-Design and Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Steel Construction-Design and Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 65 days (interquartile range 43–115 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 41% (2025). 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 Steel Construction-Design and Research based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (8), Belgium (5) and Netherlands (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Steel Construction-Design and Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Steel Construction-Design and Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Steel Construction-Design and Research open access, and what is the APC?
Steel Construction-Design and Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,300.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .