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Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

National Research Council of Canada · Canada

ISSN0315-1468eISSN1208-6029

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.362

H-Indexi

107

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.718

Total Worksi

6,837

Total Citationsi

94,393

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering publishes research in the areas of structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, composite material, forensic engineering, and environmental engineering. It also covers topics related to computer science and the finite element method.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 122 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications6,837

Publisher OrgNRC Research Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Research Council of Canada

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0315-1468 / 1208-6029

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

182

2.1k

2019

147

1.3k

2020

129

835

2021

478

2022

420

2023

123

319

2024

144

140

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ3

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Civil

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Civil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteStructural Load-Bearing AnalysisStructural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisInfrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes

Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Is Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering?

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.25.

Is Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.