Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, TEXTILES
Textile Progress
ISSN 0040-5167 · eISSN 1754-2278 · Taylor & Francis
Textile Progress: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.4 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); subscription journal; 4 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Textile Progress is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Fashion and Cultural Textiles, together about 46.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Launched in 1969, Textile Progress publishes critical, comprehensive and authoritative reviews of research into all aspects of the textile, apparel and footwear industries, associated sciences, social sciences and technologies. With emphasis on recent developments and improvements in both product and service performance, the journal aims to be topical in its choice of research review subjects. Textile Progress is intended to appeal to a wide readership, to stimulate interdisciplinary interest among textile, clothing and footwear professionals and also to provide an understanding of the state of the art that is accessible to non-textile specialists. Examples of areas that have been addressed by the journal in recent years include: Smart textiles The science of clothing comfort/moisture transport/clothing systems for outdoor activities Fibre-reinforced composites/composite nonwovens (hard and soft composites) Green chemistry and the textile industry/functional finishing/plasma technology/ dyeing and coloration Development of medical garments for the elderly and disabled Nanoparticles and nanotechnology in the development of high-performance textiles Fashion marketing, fashion retailing and fashion retail technology. All review articles in Textile Progress undergo both expert peer review and editorial screening before being accepted for publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, TEXTILES
Editor-in-chief Richard MurrayPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, Hong Kong, China 2, United States 2, India 1, Australia 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Textile materials and evaluationsMaterials Science28.5%
- Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersEngineering9.8%
- Fashion and Cultural TextilesArts and Humanities8.4%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering6.1%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering4.9%
- Crafts, Textile, and DesignArts and Humanities4.6%
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsMaterials Science3.5%
- Industrial Vision Systems and Defect DetectionEngineering3.5%
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 | Materials Science, Textiles | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, CASSI SM, Polymer Library (formerly RAPRA Abstracts), ProQuest® Materials Science & Engineering Database, ProQuest® SciTech Premium Collection, ProQuest® Technology Collection, Textile Technology Index™, TOGA® Textil (WTI), World Textiles
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) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.85Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.04Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 141OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 20,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 288 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 51 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 84 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 144 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All review articles undergo expert peer review and editorial screening before acceptance. Model summary
All review articles in Textile Progress undergo both expert peer review and editorial screening before being accepted for publication.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0040-5167
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-2278
- Society / sponsor
- Textile Institute
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 58, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Textile Progress
What CAS zone is Textile Progress in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Textile Progress is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 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 Textile Progress?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 48.
What JCR quartile is Textile Progress in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Engineering.
Where are the editorial board members of Textile Progress based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4), Hong Kong, China (2) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Textile Progress?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Textile Progress is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Textile Progress open access, and what is the APC?
Textile Progress 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .