Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, TEXTILES
Tekstilec
ISSN 0351-3386 · eISSN 2350-3696 · University of Ljubljana, Faculty for Natural Sciences and Engineering · Slovenia
Tekstilec: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tekstilec is published by University of Ljubljana, Faculty for Natural Sciences and Engineering 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 Textile materials and evaluations, Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, together about 48.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tekstilec gives fundamental and applied scientific information in the physical, chemical and engineering sciences related to the textile industry. Its research articles refer to fibres and testing, chemical and mechanical textile technology, technical textiles and their application, as well as to other fields associated with the textile technology and design, textile and clothing industry e.g. development, application and manufacture of natural and man-made fibres, yarns and fabrics, design, marketing, ecology, ergonomics, education in textile sector, cleaning of textiles, etc. In the journal Tekstilec are published original scientific articles, scientific reviews and short scientific articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, TEXTILES
Editor-in-chief Tatjana RijavecPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Textile materials and evaluationsMaterials Science24.8%
- Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersEngineering18.2%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering5.7%
- Fashion and Cultural TextilesArts and Humanities4%
- Color perception and designPsychology3.8%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering3.6%
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersPsychology3.2%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science3%
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 | Materials Science, Textiles | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Textiles | 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
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)
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 44Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2024
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 418 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 18 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 99 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 125 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 117 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 161 |
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 16 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–400 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 30,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3
- original scientific article1.01 Original Scientific Articles are the first publication of original research results in such a form that the research can be repeated and conclusions verifi…Length not stated
- review article1.02 Review Articles most frequently present an overview of most recent work in a specific field, work of an individual researcher or a team of researchers with…Length not stated
- short scientific article1.03 Short Scientific Articles are in fact an original scientific article where some elements of the IMRAD scheme have been omitted.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright; articles licensed under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors are confirming that they are the authors of the submitting article, which will be published (print and online) in journal Tekstilec by University of Ljubljana Press / Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Unviersity of Ljubljana, Snežniška 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia). Author’s name will be evident in the article…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review process
Double-blind peer review by two or more independent reviewers; review process takes a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of one month. Model summary
All submitted articles are professionally, terminologically and editorially reviewed in accordance with the general professional and journalistic standards of the journal Tekstilec. All articles are double-blind reviewed by two or more reviewers independent of editorial board.
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
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty for Natural Sciences and Engineering
- Country or region
- Slovenia
- Language
- English, Slovenian
- ISSN
- 0351-3386
- Electronic ISSN
- 2350-3696
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tekstilec
What CAS zone is Tekstilec in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tekstilec is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Textiles. 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 Tekstilec?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Tekstilec?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Tekstilec?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–400 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 30,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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.
Which databases index Tekstilec?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tekstilec is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Tekstilec open access, and what is the APC?
Tekstilec 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .