Journal profile · Engineering-Engineering (all)
The Journal of Engineering Research
ISSN 1726-6009 · eISSN 1726-6742 · Sultan Qaboos University · Oman
The Journal of Engineering Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Engineering Research is published by Sultan Qaboos University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete and Geotechnical and construction materials studies, together about 18.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Engineering (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering7.2%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering5.7%
- Geotechnical and construction materials studiesEngineering5.7%
- Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationEngineering5.1%
- Materials Engineering and ProcessingEngineering5.1%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering4.8%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences4.5%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | Q3 | 249/351 | 29th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.8OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 570 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 75 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 164 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 230 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 217 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 224 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 306 |
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 12 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 | — |
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
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Country or region
- Oman
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1726-6009
- Electronic ISSN
- 1726-6742
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Journal of Engineering Research
How long does peer review take at The Journal of Engineering Research?
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.
Which databases index The Journal of Engineering Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Journal of Engineering Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is The Journal of Engineering Research open access, and what is the APC?
The Journal of Engineering Research 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .