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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #17,483CAS 4区Hybrid

Process Safety Progress

Abbreviation (ISO):PROCESS SAF. PROG
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.292•SCImago Rank: #17,483•Identifier (ISSN):1066-8527(Print)/1547-5913(Online)•Articles / Year: 83•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,656 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.2
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
35

35 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate10%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
83articles/year
11.02% Gold OA•94.87% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.294)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.344)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.734)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.885)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.732)
🔵 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

Process Safety Progress covers process safety for engineering professionals. It addresses such topics as incident investigations/case histories, hazardous chemicals management, hazardous leaks prevention, risk assessment, process hazards evaluation, industrial hygiene, fire and explosion analysis, preventive maintenance, vapor cloud dispersion, and regulatory compliance, training, education, and other areas in process safety and loss prevention, including emerging concerns like plant and/or process security. Papers from the annual Loss Prevention Symposium and other AIChE safety conferences are automatically considered for publication, but unsolicited papers, particularly those addressing process safety issues in emerging technologies and industries are encouraged and evaluated equally.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering83%Computer science62%Business53.8%Environmental science48.3%Physics43.6%Medicine42.3%Biology40.7%Economics39.3%Chemistry39.1%Waste management37.3%Organic chemistry35.7%Operating system35.7%Programming language35.6%Risk analysis (engineering)32.7%Ecology32.4%Thermodynamics32.2%Process (computing)31.3%Operations management28%Forensic engineering26.8%Environmental engineering26.6%Political science25.4%Law25%Chemical engineering24.9%Marketing23.8%Quantum mechanics23%Mathematics21.9%Work in process21.8%Chemical plant21.3%Reliability engineering21.2%Process safety20.8%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #17,483Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1993-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Chemical EngineeringEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.292

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
50

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.31

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,656 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations417
3-Year Documents324
Citable Documents291

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 Rate24.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q3
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ3

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, CHEMICAL
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
John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Editorial Address
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, USA, NJ, 07030
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL
JCRSCIE
151/183Q4
ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL
JCISCIE
150/183Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—372
202517845
2024195209
20231143425
20221.294103441
20211.344109525
20200.734108623
20190.885102779
20180.73282554
2017—103677
2016—107627
2015—71561
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Process Safety Progress

WoS Q4
0112201820192020202120222023202420251.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01