For MDPI, 2026 brings great opportunity for celebration and reflection. Not only does it mark 30 years of MDPI’s commitment to advancing open science, but it also coincides with many monumental anniversaries for some of MDPI’s leading journals.

In recognition of its 10^th anniversary, this edition of our Journal Spotlight will chart the key milestones, achievements, and growth of Infrastructures (ISSN 2412-3811).

Infrastructures is an international, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal covering all aspects of infrastructure engineering.

Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Pedro Arias-Sánchez.

Current Impact Factor: 2.9

Current CiteScore: 6.0

Statistics as of May 2026

An Infrastructures MDPI timeline

• 2016 – The inaugural issue of Infrastructures was released
• 2017 – Infrastructures became affiliated with the International Society for Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructures (iSMARTi)
• 2019 – Infrastructures was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier)
• 2021 – Infrastructures was indexed in ESCI (Web of Science)
• 2022 – The 1st International Online Conference on Infrastructures (IOCI 2022) was held
• 2026 – 10th Anniversary of Infrastructures

Editor-in-Chief

As Infrastructures founding Editor-in-Chief (EiC), Professor Dr. Pedro Arias-Sánchez has guided the journal from its infancy into a premier platform for research on a broad range of topics within the study of infrastructures.

Professor Dr. Arias-Sánchez began his current position as Professor of Cartographic, Geodesic and Photogrammetry Engineering at The University of Vigo, Spain, in 2020. Prior to this, he had served as a full-time lecturer at the university for more than 20 years, specializing in geomatics techniques, encompassing topics such as close range photogrammetry, terrestrial laser scanner, mobile laser systems, and mobile sensors.

He is also listed as a co-author on a high volume of publications and has participated in an expansive list of research projects. Further, in 2024 he was announced as a recipient of the Isidro Parga Pondal medal for his contributions to geotechnologies, in particular geointelligence, which combines techniques and tools related to artificial intelligence with geospatial information.

Aims and scope

Infrastructures are crucial components in the development of a country, enhancing its productivity, efficiency of production, transportation, and communication.

In the journal’s first editorial piece, Professor Dr. Pedro Arias-Sánchez highlighted how advances in infrastructures had seen ‘enormous growth’ in the decades preceding the journal’s launch. This potential for further scholarly exploration, coupled with the universally accessible benefits of MDP’s Open Access platform, made the establishment of Infrastructures an exciting endeavour.

“The aim of Infrastructures is to publish regular research papers, critical reviews, and short communications in the main topics: road, railway, coastal, airport, and energy infrastructures.” – Prof. Dr. Pedro Arias- Sánchez, EiC 2016-present

See the journal’s full scope here.

Journal metrics

Most cited & viewed

As of May 2026, the Infrastructures’ publication with most citations is ‘Image-Based Crack Detection Methods: A Review. Its most viewed paper, with more than 26,000 views, is ‘AI in Structural Health Monitoring for Infrastructure Maintenance and Safety’.

Impact Factor

Infrastructures’ Impact Factor continues to increase each year. Currently, it sits at 2.9.

The journal is positioned in Q2 Journal Citation Report (JCR) categories ‘Construction and Building Technology’, ‘Engineering, Civil’, and ‘Transportation Science and Technology’.

CiteScore

The journal’s CiteScore also continues to improve each year. With a current CiteScore of 6.0, it has greatly grown since receiving its first score of 1.3 in 2019.

Impressively, the journal is placed in the highest quartile (Q1) for two subject categories: ‘Building and Construction’ and ‘Civil and Structural Engineering’.

Infrastructures is also position in Q2 for the categories ‘Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology’, ‘Computer Science Applications’, and ‘General Materials Science’.

Indexing

Infrastructures is indexed within a vast range of databases and archives, including:

• Scopus (Elsevier)
• ESCI (Web of Science)
• DOAJ
• J-Gate
• Gale
• OpenAIRE
• ProQuest

Find the complete list of associated indexing services here.

Altmetrics

Altmetrics are an alternative metric which provides insight into how research is shared online.

As of May 2026, Infrastructures has been mentioned 455 times across social media platforms, 78 times across various news outlets and blogs, and 61 times across policy documents and patents.

The Infrastructures community

Infrastructures engages with its academic community through MDPI’s Awards program, society affiliations, and conferences.

Awards

To recognise emerging scholars and enhance communication among scientists, the journal offers various awards to researchers.

For its early career researchers, Infrastructures offers both the Travel Award and Young Investigator Award. Also, to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of its reviewers, the journal also hosts the Outstanding Reviewer Award.

See the most recent winners of these awards here.

Society affiliations

Infrastructures is proudly affiliated to the International Society for Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructures (iSMARTi).

Established in 2004, the main objective of iSMARTi is to promote the exchange of advanced knowledge and practical experiences among infrastructure engineering and management professionals.

This society is focused on the maintenance and rehabilitation of infrastructure assets within transport systems, including corridors, airports, roads, pavements, tunnels and bridges, railroads, and more.

Members of iSMARTi should contact their society representative to learn more about the benefits of publishing with MDPI, such as discounts on article processing charges (APC).

Conferences

Readers of Infrastructures are invited to attend the 12th World Sustainability Forum, organized by MDPI’s Sustainability journal.

The event will take place from 21 to 24 August 2026, in Hong Kong, China, and explores various topics related to the field on infrastructures. These include emerging technologies and Integrated Solutions for sustainable cities, resilient urban energy Infrastructure, and more.

Learn more about the 12th World Sustainability Forum. Also, you can visit the journal’s events page to get up-to-date information on events related Infrastructures.

Submitting a manuscript

Manuscripts for Infrastructures should be submitted online at susy.mdpi.com.

Prior to submitting, we recommend that authors explore the useful resources on our instructions for authors webpage.

To submit your manuscript, register and login to the submission website. Once you have registered, click here to go to the submission form. The submitting author, who is generally the corresponding author, is responsible for the manuscript during the submission and peer review process.

All co-authors can see the manuscript details in the submission system if they register and login using the e-mail address provided during manuscript submission.

If you’d like to find out more about Infrastructures and its publication process, please visit the journal website.

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