ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q4SCImago #23,150Hybrid

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering

Abbreviation (ISO):P I CIVIL ENG-CIV EN
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Identifier (ISSN):0965-089X(Print)/1751-7672(Online)
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Publisher:ICE Publishing Ltd.
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.6↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering

WoS Q4
01120.4120180.6820190.8220201.520211.3120220.820230.420240.520250.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q4
0.182
#23,150

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
33

33 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
32articles/year
15.87% Gold OA•95.92% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Civil Engineering, listed by the Web of Science, is the ICE's flagship journal. Practical and diverse in its scope, it publishes overview papers for the non-specialist on any subject relevant to civil engineering today. Topics range from landmark projects to philosophical, ethical, environmental, management and safety issues. Peer review, copyediting, and colour publication by Civil Engineering are free. If accepted, published papers are easily found by Google search, as well as in specialist citation indexes. There is also the option of making your article open access, should you wish to. Published authors receive a free electronic copy of their article to share with their peers. Furthermore, as well exposure to ICE's 91,000-strong membership, published papers are promoted via our social media channels, accessing the wider civil engineering community. It is free to submit a paper to this journal. Papers appear Ahead of Print (below) as soon as they are ready to be published. Ahead of print articles are fully citable. using the DOI system

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering65.7%Computer science50.8%Political science36.7%Geography35.3%Business34.9%Economics32.1%Biology29.5%Law27.6%Geology26.1%History25.4%Civil engineering24.6%Physics23.6%Archaeology23%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Q4
Rank171/193
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Q4
Rank166/193
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.6
Articles / Year27
Total Citations1
2025
IF0.5
Articles / Year53
Total Citations63
2024
IF0.4
Articles / Year59
Total Citations59
2023
IF0.8
Articles / Year70
Total Citations95
2022
IF1.313
Articles / Year70
Total Citations146

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #23,150Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1992-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Engineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.182

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

Quartile: Scopus Q4
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.58

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,547 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations88
3-Year Documents169
Citable Documents143

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 Rate33.9%

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 EngineeringQ4
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: 0%

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

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering (abbr: P I CIVIL ENG-CIV EN, ISSN: 0965-089X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by ICE Publishing Ltd. in England. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.60, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.182 (Q4), an H-index of 33.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 32 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,547 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
ICE Publishing Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
THOMAS TELFORD PUBLISHING, THOMAS TELFORD HOUSE, 1 HERON QUAY, LONDON, ENGLAND, E14 4JD

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28