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KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Elsevier Inc. · Germany · Est. 1995

ISSN1226-7988eISSN1976-3808

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.513

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.82

Total Worksi

5,966

Total Citationsi

79,985

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Civil; Civil and Structural Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 407 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,966

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2024

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1226-7988 / 1976-3808

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

426

6.9k

2019

366

5.8k

2020

471

5.5k

2021

376

3.5k

2022

417

2.8k

2023

397

1.9k

2024

407

1.1k

2025

118

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 EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Civil

Scopus Categories

Civil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresGeotechnical Engineering and AnalysisGeotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationStructural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteInnovative concrete reinforcement materialsStructural Load-Bearing AnalysisRock Mechanics and ModelingInfrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringLandslides and related hazardsConcrete and Cement Materials Research

Frequently asked questions about KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Is KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

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

KSCE 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 2.83.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering?