ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #13,016Hybrid

Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering

Abbreviation (ISO):PERIOD POLYTECH-CIV
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Identifier (ISSN):0553-6626(Print)/1587-3773(Online)
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Publisher:Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.7↑ +0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering

WoS Q3
01230.6420180.9820191.1420201.3620211.6620221.820231.420241.420251.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.45
#13,016

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
38

38 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate14.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
126articles/year
98.03% Gold OA•97.39% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering is a peer reviewed scientific journal published by the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. It was founded in 1957. Publication frequency: quarterly. Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering publishes both research and application oriented papers, in the area of civil engineering. The main scope of the journal is to publish original research articles in the wide field of civil engineering, including geodesy and surveying, construction materials and engineering geology, photogrammetry and geoinformatics, geotechnics, structural engineering, architectural engineering, structural mechanics, highway and railway engineering, hydraulic and water resources engineering, sanitary and environmental engineering, engineering optimisation and history of civil engineering. The journal is abstracted by several international databases, see the main page.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering77.2%Physics63.8%Computer science55.5%Mathematics51.2%Materials science50.4%Geology49.4%Composite material44.8%Structural engineering41.8%Thermodynamics41.2%Geography41%Biology40.2%Quantum mechanics33.1%Chemistry26.2%Geotechnical engineering24.3%History23.5%Archaeology23.2%Civil engineering22.9%Mechanical engineering20.4%Geometry20.3%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Q3
Rank130/193
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Q3
Rank120/193
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.7
Articles / Year70
Total Citations12
2025
IF1.4
Articles / Year82
Total Citations126
2024
IF1.4
Articles / Year99
Total Citations344
2023
IF1.8
Articles / Year118
Total Citations545
2022
IF1.659
Articles / Year106
Total Citations651

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #13,016Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1972-1974, 1977, 1979-1983, 1985-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.45

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.43

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,829 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations779
3-Year Documents323
Citable Documents323

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate21.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ2
Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ2
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: 14.3%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ENGINEERING, CIVIL
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

Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering (abbr: PERIOD POLYTECH-CIV, ISSN: 0553-6626) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Budapest University of Technology and Economics in Hungary since 1968. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.70, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.450 (Q2), an H-index of 38.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 126 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,829 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
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1968
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
BUDAPEST UNIV TECHNOLOGY ECONOMICS, PERIODICA POLYTECHNICA CIVIL ENGINEERING, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 1521

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