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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) · United States · Est. 1989

ISSN1943-5533

SJR Q1✓ 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?

382

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 148d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.878

H-Indexi

172

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.907

Total Worksi

8,173

Total Citationsi

231,133

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Construction & Building Technology; Engineering, Civil; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Building and Construction; Civil and Structural Engineering; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Mechanics of Materials.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 638 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,173

Publisher OrgAmerican Society of Civil Engineers

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Submission Info

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1943-5533

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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?

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

416

12k

2019

562

13k

2020

535

2021

520

6.3k

2022

676

5.6k

2023

584

2024

654

1.1k

2025

326

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.

Building and ConstructionQ1

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Construction & Building TechnologyEngineering, CivilMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Building and ConstructionMechanics of MaterialsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Civil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchInnovative concrete reinforcement materialsAsphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationInfrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringConcrete Corrosion and DurabilityStructural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresConcrete Properties and BehaviorGeotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationGrouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Is Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Materials in 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 Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering?

Journal of Materials in 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 2.39.

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

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