Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
World Journal of Engineering
ISSN 1708-5284 · Emerald
World Journal of Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Journal of Engineering is published by Emerald 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 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Concrete and Cement Materials Research and Advanced machining processes and optimization, together about 18.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering6.2%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering6.2%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering5.9%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering5.8%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering5.5%
- Heat Transfer and Numerical MethodsEngineering5.2%
- Advanced Machining and Optimization TechniquesEngineering4.8%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering4.7%
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, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | 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
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
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 292OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,416 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 4 | 1,237 |
| 2025 | 93 | 7 | 1,555 |
| 2024 | 138 | 30 | 1,712 |
| 2023 | 78 | 2 | 1,422 |
| 2022 | 91 | 7 | 1,275 |
| 2021 | 173 | 4 | 985 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1708-5284
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Engineering
What CAS zone is World Journal of Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Journal of Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. 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.
Which databases index World Journal of Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Journal of Engineering is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is World Journal of Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
World Journal of Engineering 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: .