About this journal
Aims and scope
Aim
The Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers ( JCIE ) is devoted to publishing articles in all aspects of engineering and related fields in applied sciences, ranging from fundamental principles to practical applications. A platform for the timely dissemination of original engineering researches and emerging technologies, the findings and ideas published in this journal are considered to have significant enduring value in the field.
JCIE is published eight times a year in January, March, April, June, July, September, October and December, to ensure effective distribution of research results. For years, the journal has brought its readers the latest in technology trends, by the very creators and innovators of these technologies. JCIE has been recognized as one of the leading international journals in its field.
Because of our dedication to constant improvement, we aim to extend our reach by establishing relationships with prestigious authors via international conferences, and inviting them to publish with us. To facilitate references of related topics, we also prepare special sections or issues compiled of accepted technical papers, to highlight a particular technology of interest.
Scope
Encompassing a wide range of engineering disciplines and industrial applications, JCIE includes the following topics:
- Chemical engineering
- Civil engineering
- Computer engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Electronics
- Mechanical engineering
and fields related to the above.
Peer Review Process
As soon as the Editorial Office receives a submitted manuscript, the Editorial office will forward the manuscript to an appropriate Subject Editor based on the paper content and initiate the review process. The Subject Editor examines the submitted paper to determine whether it falls within the scope of JCIE . If it does, the Subject Editor selects a panel of referees to perform the paper's review.
Referees are normally asked to respond within four weeks. If they are late, reminders are sent. If the Subject Editor does not receive a timely response from the referee, the manuscript is then sent to an alternative referee. The Subject Editor then evaluates reviews when they come in. If a review is deemed lacking in critical quality (i.e. the technical and scientific strengths or shortcomings of the work have not been adequately addressed), then an additional review is sought.
Copies of the reviews (at least two) are referred to the Subject Editor who examines all materials and decides on a course of action. The decision is also checked by the Executive Editor and is then conveyed to the author by the Editorial Office.
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Journal metrics
Usage
- 35K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.0 (2023) Impact Factor
- 1.0 (2023) 5 year IF
- 2.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.607 (2023) SNIP
- 0.291 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 73 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 129 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 15 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 36% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief
Jia-Yush Yen - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Executive Editor
Shun-Feng Su - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Assistant Editor
Kuo-Lung Lian - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
I-Tsyuen Chang - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Chemical Engineering
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Jo-Shu Chang - Tunghai University and National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Civil Engineering
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Yu-Chun Ou - National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Associate Editor
Jeng-Tzong Chen - National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
Electrical Engineering
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Cheng-Chien Kuo - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Associate Editor
Guoliang Chen - Liaocheng University of Technology, China
Lei Liu - Liaoning University of Technology, China
Shun-Feng Su - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Wen-June Wang - National Central University, Taiwan
Xuefeng Zhang - School of Sciences, Northeastern University, China
Electronic Engineering
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Chen-Yi Lee - National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Associate Editor
Li-Wei Ko - Department of Biological science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Tian Song - University of Tokushima, Japan
Wen-Jiao Liao - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Information Engineering
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Sun-Yuan Hsieh - National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Associate Editor
Chi-Yeh Chen - National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Chia-Heng Tu - National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Chia-Wei Lee - National Taitung University, Taiwan
Chien-Chung Ho - National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Debiao He - Wuhan University, China
Fan-Hsun Tseng - National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Hsin-Hung Cho - National Ilan University, Taiwan
Hung-Min Sun - National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Jyh-haw Yeh - Boise State University, USA
Li Xu - Fujian Normal University, China
Li-mei Lin - Fujian Normal University, China
Ling-Ju Hung - National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan
Peter Rossmanith - RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Ralf Klasing - Université de Bordeaux, France
Shyan-Ming Yuan - National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Mechanical Engineering
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Shu-San Hsiau - National Central University, Taiwan
Associate Editor
De-Shih Liu - National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
Jhy-Cherng Tsai - National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Jenn-Kun Kuo - National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
Jia-Yang Juang - National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Yeau-Ren Jeng - National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
International Advisory Board
Ai-Chun Pang - National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Alexander H.-D. Cheng - University of Mississippi, USA
Bing Joe Hwang - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Bohr-Ran Huang - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
C. K. Michael Tse - City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chen, Jeng-Tzong - National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
Ching-Ting Lee - Yuan Ze University and National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Hung-Min Sun - National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Jih-Sheng(Jason) Lai - Virginia Tech., USA
Jyh-Horng Chou - National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Kandarpa Kumar Sarma - Gauhati University, Guwahat
Khan Muhammad - Sejong University, Republic of Korea
Liang-Jenq Leu - National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Ping-Hei Chen - National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Po-Han Chen - Concordia University, Canada
Shang-Yao Yan - National Central University, Taiwan
Shen-Haw Ju - National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Shen-Iuan Liu - National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Shyan-Ming Yuan - National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Thomas Hanne - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland
Wen-Hsien Fang - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Wen-June Wang - National Central University, Taiwan
Yeau-Ren Jeng - National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Abstracting and indexing
Open access
Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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News, offers and calls for papers
Calls for papers
Society information
The Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE), a non-profit entity, is one of the oldest-established and largest multimodal professional organizations in Taiwan. CIE consists of more than 10,000 members from all engineering disciplines across industry, the public sector, relevant organizations and academic institutions.
CIE, with significant influence in Chinese engineering community, aims to bring together engineers of different disciplines to promote the interests of the engineering profession. CIE is also responsible for advancing engineering technology and techniques through sharing experiences, collecting information, defining issues and developing solutions both for our members and the government.CIE maintains close links with professional organizations of engineers around Taiwan. This Institute also represents Taiwan, R.O.C. in the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) in promoting goodwill and fellowship among all engineers in the world.
Mission and Objectives CIE's mission is to advance the science and profession of engineering, to improve the quality of life, and to create prosperity through the joint dedication of members and the authorities attached to the Institute.
The objectives of CIE are:
- To keep abreast of knowledge of engineering science and technology, and to promote the best practice in engineering community;
- To set up the standards of engineering ethics and conducts;
- To provide extensive services to members, to assist them in developing their careers, and to maintain fellowship amongst members;
- To facilitate engineering education and to encourage continuing training for the professional development for engineers;
- To speak as the authoritative voice of the engineering profession for government and other appropriate organizations in Taiwan;
- To establish strategic links with other engineering organizations both in Taiwan and overseas.
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