ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,191Top JournalHybrid

Computers & Industrial Engineering

Acronym:caie
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Abbreviation (ISO):COMPUT. IND. ENG
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Identifier (ISSN):0360-8352(Print)
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Publisher:Elsevier Ltd
Clarivate IF (2026)
7.3↑ +0.8
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Computers & Industrial Engineering

WoS Q1
258113.1920183.5220194.1320205.4320217.1820227.920236.720246.520257.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):7.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.588
#2,191

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
187

187 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate11.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
774articles/year
15.73% Gold OA•97.33% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Industrial engineering is one of the earliest fields to utilize computers in research, education, and practice. Over the years, computers and electronic communication have become an integral part of industrial engineering. The journal aims at an audience of researchers, educators and practitioners of industrial engineering and associated fields. It publishes original contributions to the development of new computerized methodologies for solving industrial engineering problems, and applications of these methodologies to problems of interest to the broad industrial engineering and associated communities. It encourages submissions that expand the frontiers of the fundamental theories and concepts underlying industrial engineering techniques.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science94.6%Engineering82.9%Mathematics77.2%Economics61.9%Mathematical optimization44.8%Operating system40.9%Artificial intelligence39.7%Business37.5%Programming language34.9%Physics32.4%Operations management31.2%Philosophy28%Statistics27.8%Operations research27.8%Biology27%Management25.7%Algorithm25.3%Political science24.5%Law24.4%Marketing24.3%Quantum mechanics23.4%Machine learning23.3%Computer network21.7%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Q1
Rank30/185
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Q1
Rank13/69
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Q1
Rank44/185
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Q1
Rank11/69
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF7.3
Articles / Year532
Total Citations317
2025
IF6.5
Articles / Year848
Total Citations4,528
2024
IF6.7
Articles / Year848
Total Citations12,333
2023
IF7.9
Articles / Year794
Total Citations19,413
2022
IF7.18
Articles / Year844
Total Citations26,617

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,191Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1976-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceDecision SciencesEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.588

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.49

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,668 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations21,409
3-Year Documents2,456
Citable Documents2,448

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate32.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1
Management Science and Operations ResearchQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Computers & Industrial Engineering (acronym: caie, abbr: COMPUT. IND. ENG, ISSN: 0360-8352) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Elsevier Ltd in England. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 7.30, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.588 (Q1), an H-index of 187.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 774 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,668 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Bimonthly
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX5 1GB

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16