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Acta Polytechnica Hungarica

Obuda University · Hungary · Est. 2004

ISSN1785-8860eISSN1785-8860

SJR Q2✓ 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

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total75

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

Removed from DOAJ (2017-07-12). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.403

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.772

Total Worksi

1,938

Total Citationsi

17,431

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Acta Polytechnica Hungarica (APH) is a multidisciplinary international peer reviewed journal of applied sciences publishing high-quality articles in min. 6 issues per year. The journal aims to provide an international forum for the publication of original, novel fundamental research and applications-based investigation topics, interpretative reviews and discussion of new developments in engineering sciences as listed below: • Mechanical Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Informatics Reports of carefully executed experimental work are also welcome. The overall focus is on original and rigorous research results which have generic significance. Within APH, the Mechanical Engineering track presents papers dealing with topics in Materials Science and Technologies, Manufacturing Engineering, Machinery and Modeling, Design in Mechanical Engineering, Actuators and Sensors, Intelligent Control, Robotics, and Automotive Systems. Within APH, the Electrical Engineering track presents papers including Power Systems and Renewable Energy, Power Conversion and Automation, Microelectronic Technology, and Mobile Communication. Within APH, the Informatics track presents papers dealing with different aspects of Embedded Systems, Software Engineering, and Control Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionHungary

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Frequencymin. 6 issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,938

Publisher OrgÓbuda University

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewblind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

DOAJ long term preservation project

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Obuda University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1785-8860 / 1785-8860

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

DOAJ long term preservation project

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

135

2.2k

2019

126

1.4k

2020

141

1.9k

2021

152

1.6k

2022

188

1.4k

2023

184

794

2024

185

218

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.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

MultidisciplinaryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

MultidisciplinaryEngineering (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Manufacturing Process and OptimizationRobotics and Automated SystemsRailway Engineering and DynamicsNeural Networks and ApplicationsFuzzy Logic and Control SystemsRobotic Path Planning AlgorithmsFault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering Technology and MethodologiesMulti-Criteria Decision MakingSemantic Web and Ontologies

Frequently asked questions about Acta Polytechnica Hungarica

Is Acta Polytechnica Hungarica a predatory journal?

Acta Polytechnica Hungarica was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-07-12). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Polytechnica Hungarica?

Acta Polytechnica Hungarica 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 2.12.

Is Acta Polytechnica Hungarica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Polytechnica Hungarica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.