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World Journal of Engineering

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1708-5284eISSN1708-5284

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.309

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.74

Total Worksi

1,377

Total Citationsi

8,873

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Multidisciplinary; Civil and Structural Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 103 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,377

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1708-5284 / 1708-5284

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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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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?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.2k

2019

113

1.4k

2020

173

2.1k

2021

575

2022

640

2023

138

557

2024

160

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

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ3

Mechanical EngineeringQ3

Mechanics of MaterialsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyMechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferInnovative concrete reinforcement materialsStructural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchAdvanced machining processes and optimizationStructural Load-Bearing AnalysisHeat Transfer MechanismsAdvanced Machining and Optimization TechniquesFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites

Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Engineering

Is World Journal of Engineering a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of World Journal of Engineering?

World Journal of 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 2.08.

Is World Journal of Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

World Journal of Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.