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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Research in Engineering Design (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Research in Engineering Design published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Engineering, Multidisciplinaryrank 53 of 200 journals
- Engineering, Industrialrank 29 of 75 journals
- Engineering, Manufacturingrank 39 of 73 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Research in Engineering Design
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Research in Engineering Design is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$4,090.
02Review time
Review time of Research in Engineering Design
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles Research in Engineering Design published between Nov 2024 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 174 days of submission, and the middle half took between 125 and 374 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Engineering, Multidisciplinary, Research in Engineering Design ranks 26 of 40 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Engineering, Multidisciplinary →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Research in Engineering Design
Research in Engineering Design follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Springer Nature: 100% waiver for low-income countries and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request at submission. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Who funds research published in Research in Engineering Design
Funders named most often
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04Indexing
Indexing of Research in Engineering Design
- ISSN
- 0934-9839
- eISSN
- 1435-6066
- Publisher
- Springer Heidelberg all its journals →
- Country
- England
- Language
- English
- Web of Science categories
- Engineering, Multidisciplinary, Engineering, Industrial, Engineering, Manufacturing
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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05How to submit
How to submit to Research in Engineering Design
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Research in Engineering Design accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
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06Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Research in Engineering Design
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07Same subject
Engineering, Multidisciplinary journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Research in Engineering Design when the 176 journals of Engineering, Multidisciplinary in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Computer Applications in Engineering Education | 3.55 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 50 | Applied Mathematics in Science and Engineering | 3.53 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 51 | Engineering Optimization | 3.48 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 52 | International journal of production management and engineering | 3.48 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 54 | International Journal of Engineering Science | 3.30 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 55 | Eng—Advances in Engineering | 3.23 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 56 | International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering | 3.18 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 57 | Bioinspiration & Biomimetics | 3.13 | SCIE | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
08Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
09Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of Research in Engineering Design?
Based on 65 research articles Research in Engineering Design published from Nov 2024 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 174 days, and half of them were accepted between 125 and 374 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 23 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of Research in Engineering Design?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Research in Engineering Design is 3.41: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 3.41 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Research in Engineering Design?
The h-index of Research in Engineering Design is 93 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 93 of its papers have each been cited at least 93 times. Its i10-index is 548.
What is the APC of Research in Engineering Design?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$4,090 for Research in Engineering Design (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Research in Engineering Design?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Research in Engineering Design is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Research in Engineering Design indexed in Scopus?
Research in Engineering Design is not listed in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Research in Engineering Design an SCIE journal?
Yes. Research in Engineering Design is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Research in Engineering Design in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Research in Engineering Design is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Does Research in Engineering Design offer an APC waiver?
Research in Engineering Design follows the policy of Springer Nature: 100% waiver for low-income countries and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request at submission. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Who funds research published in Research in Engineering Design?
66% of 67 recent research articles in Research in Engineering Design name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
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