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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #13,016CAS 4区Hybrid

Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering

Abbreviation (ISO):PERIOD POLYTECH-CIV
Country: Hungary•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.45•SCImago Rank: #13,016•Identifier (ISSN):0553-6626(Print)/1587-3773(Online)•Articles / Year: 126•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,829 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.7
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
14

14 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

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.659)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.361)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.14)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.976)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.636)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

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%

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.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
38

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
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.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

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

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

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1968
Editorial Address
BUDAPEST UNIV TECHNOLOGY ECONOMICS, PERIODICA POLYTECHNICA CIVIL ENGINEERING, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 1521
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENGINEERING, CIVIL
JCRSCIE
130/193Q3
ENGINEERING, CIVIL
JCISCIE
120/193Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—7012
20251.482126
20241.499344
20231.8118545
20221.659106651
20211.361102770
20201.141371,391
20190.976101914
20180.636861,062
2017—991,350
2016—951,281
2015—791,237
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Periodica Polytechnica-Civil Engineering

WoS Q3
0123201820192020202120222023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

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)

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Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01