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Open Engineering

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Poland · Est. 2010

ISSN2391-5439eISSN2391-5439
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 3.4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.337
H-Indexi
44
CiteScorei
3.4
SNIPi
1.028
Total Worksi
1,277
Total Citationsi
12,604
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.17
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Open Engineering publishes research results of wide interest in emerging interdisciplinary and traditional engineering fields. The journal is designed to facilitate the exchange of innovative and interdisciplinary ideas between researchers from different countries. Open Engineering is a peer-reviewed, English language journal. Additionally, each published article is widely promoted to researchers working in the same field.

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2010
Annual Volume~ 118 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,277
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter
OA Since2014
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2391-5439 / 2391-5439
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
86
771
2019
115
2.1k
2020
105
1.6k
2021
104
798
2022
95
450
2023
194
701
2024
66
83
2025
31
29
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.

Aerospace EngineeringQ3
Civil and Structural EngineeringQ3
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3
Environmental EngineeringQ3
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3
Mechanical EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Mechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsStructural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteTransport and Logistics InnovationsConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchStructural Load-Bearing AnalysisVehicle emissions and performanceGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresBIM and Construction IntegrationConstruction Project Management and PerformanceGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization

Frequently asked questions about Open Engineering

Is Open Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Open Engineering: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Open Engineering?

Open 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 3.4.

Is Open Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Open Engineering?

Open Engineering publishes research results of wide interest in emerging interdisciplinary and traditional engineering fields. The journal is designed to facilitate the exchange of innovative and interdisciplinary ideas between researchers from different countries. Open Engineering is a peer-reviewed, English language journal. Additionally, each published article is widely promoted to researchers working in the same field.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref