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Journal decision profile

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Engineering

Elsevier BVUnited KingdompISSN 0278-6125eISSN 1878-6642

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14.02026 metrics scoreOpenAlex · CC0

—median speedinsufficient public data

$3,600publishing cost*verify with journal

Journal Metrics Score

Journal Metrics ScoreThe visible value is the 2026Journal Metrics Score: citations in the most recent complete year to the journal's works from the two prior years, divided by the number of those works — from OpenAlex open data (CC0).

2026

14.0

Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 17.72.

Speed

SpeedMedian calendar days from manuscript received to accepted. It includes revision time and is not the journal's time to first decision.

PUBMED

Not available

Insufficient public received and accepted dates.

APC / cost*

APC / cost*Costs are indicative and may exclude taxes, waivers, society discounts, or article-type charges. Always verify the journal's official website.

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$3,600

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At a glance

Journal decision profile

A visual summary for comparison—not a single black-box star rating.

Relative profile

Cost is intentionally excluded. Missing APC data is never converted to a zero-dollar fee or a fabricated cost score.

Raw values behind the shape

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Metrics Score

Metrics ScoreThe 2026 Journal Metrics Score, normalized within a comparable journal cohort for this preview.

14.02026 · OPENALEX

Source output rank

Source output rankLifetime journal-wide output rank among OpenAlex sources associated with the journal’s leading topic.

#207 / 4,392LIFETIME OUTPUT

Highly cited papers

Highly cited papersRecent works in the global top 10% after normalization by work type, year, and subfield.

66.4%FIELD-NORMALIZED TOP 10%

Field-normalized impact

Field-normalized impactMedian FWCI, where 1.0 is the expected citation level for comparable work.

3.88MEDIAN FWCI

Review speed

Review speedMedian submission-to-acceptance time from qualified PubMed records.

—NOT AVAILABLE

Recent output

Recent outputAverage annual publication volume across the complete analysis window.

224 / yr2021–2024 AVG

Cost efficiency

Cost efficiencyNo score is assigned without a reliable journal-level cost.

—NOT SCORED

Field-normalized top 10% share66.4%

594 of 895 works · same type, year & subfield

Field-normalized top 1% share11.4%

102 works · same type, year & subfield

Median FWCI3.88×

Above field-year expectation

Source output rank#207

of 4,392 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output

What does Median FWCI mean?

FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 3.88, so its typical recent paper runs about 288% above its field benchmark.

What does Top 10% Share mean?

66.4% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.

Submission to acceptance time (publication speed)

There are not enough complete public received and accepted dates to show a reliable median. It includes revisions and is not the journal's time to first decision.

Publishing pattern

Publication volume and article mix

Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.

Works published by year

OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025

692016

1172017

1042018

942019

1932020

2292021

2002022

2122023

2542024

2742025

Recent work-type mix

895 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024

Article94.7%

Paratext2.3%

Review2.3%

Erratum0.4%

Editorial0.1%

OpenAlex article is broader than “original research.” PubMed Publication Types can add case-report and clinical-study detail.

Fit signals

Topics and research coverage

OpenAlex topics show the research communities this journal serves.

Leading OpenAlex topics

2021–2024 works

Digital Transformation in Industry146

Manufacturing Process and Optimization91

Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms75

Advanced machining processes and optimization57

Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection50

Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques43

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies26

Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes26

Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies21

Augmented Reality Applications20

Methodology: OpenAlex snapshot 2026-08-09. FWCI, percentile badges, topics, and type mix use 895 works published 2021–2024. Radar normalization is versioned in the cached profile, and no cost score is assigned without reliable APC data.

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Subject Category Quartiles

Quartiles computed within each OpenAlex subfield
Category	Quartile
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Q1

Subfield Quartile

CAS Block

Ranking and source check

#64

of 4,414 Engineering field journals

#64

among Q1 Engineering journals

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Journal Details

Total Articles

4,144

H-Index

167

Open Access

Hybrid (14% OA)

APC

$3,600 USD

Subject Areas

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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