39 Engineering journals in ORBIT Tier 2 from subfields with fewer than 20 journals here with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 2: second quarter of Engineering by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering | 0954-4070 | 557 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Engineering Education/Journal of engineering education transformations/Journal of engineering education transformation | 0971-5843 | 179 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Journal of Applied Remote Sensing | 1931-3195 | 166 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Applied Chemical Engineering | 2578-2010 | 150 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Remote Sensing Letters | 2150-704X | 121 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine | 1939-1390 | 115 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Silniki Spalinowe/Combustion Engines | 0138-0346 | 108 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Poland |
| International Journal of Future Engineering Innovations | 3049-1215 | 72 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Transport Problems | 1896-0596 | 71 | 2 | ≈ ₹43,533 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Cognitive Processing | 1612-4782 | 67 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education | 0306-4190 | 66 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| BIS Energy and Engineering | 3064-6375 | 51 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Automotive Experiences | 2615-6202 | 47 | 2 | ≈ ₹32,208 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy | 2203-1693 | 47 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Australia |
| SAE International journal of commercial vehicles | 1946-391X | 44 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Vehicle Performance | 1745-3194 | 43 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| SAE International Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles | 2574-0741 | 41 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Places | 0731-0455 | 33 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems | 1471-0226 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Civil Engineering Education | 2643-9107 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Smart Cities and Regional Development (SCRD) Journal | 2537-3803 | 30 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Cognitive Sustainability | 2939-5240 | 25 | 2 | ≈ ₹41,465 to publish | Yes | Yes | Hungary |
| Mechatronics and intelligent transportation systems | 2958-020X | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Asean Journal of Engineering Education | 2231-9433 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| SAE International journal of sustainable transportation, energy, environment & policy | 2640-642X | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles | 2691-3747 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Engineering Studies | 1937-8629 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Image Processing Theory and Applications | 2560-6220 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Engineering Education Review | 2959-6890 | 19 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | China |
| SAE International Journal of Passenger Vehicle Systems | 2770-3460 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Computational Design | 2687-4318 | 16 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Palgrave studies in digital inequalities | 2731-3336 | 15 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Peta International Journal of Social Science and Humanity. | 2830-540X | 15 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| International Journal of E-Planning Research | 2160-9918 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| International Journal of Image and Data Fusion | 1947-9824 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Technology Education | 1045-1064 | 13 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| SEFI Journal of Engineering Education Advancement | 3006-6301 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) | 2077-7205 | 13 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| The Nexus of Sustainability and Energy Technology Journal | 3080-1915 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No |